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  • Title: [Unusual cause of ileal occlusion: a coconut bezoar].
    Author: Venuta A, Bertolani P, Guaraldi N, Cano C, Perrone A, Scarone PC.
    Journal: Pediatr Med Chir; 2001; 23(3-4):203-4. PubMed ID: 11723860.
    Abstract:
    A coconut phytobezoar was detected in the distal ileum of a 4-year-old boy, admitted for suspected appendicitis. While persimmon or citrus fruit ingestion has been previously reported as cause of phytobezoar intestinal occlusion, it is the first time that coconut pulp is described to cause ileal obstruction in children. No predisposing factor as previous gastric surgery or Meckel's diverticulum was present. The bezoar was successfully milked past the ileocecal valve into the right colon.
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