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EDITOR'S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT
A male with a pelvic mass
1 Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
2 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Correspondence to:
Dr Kirien Kjossev
PO Box 159, Department of Surgery, Military Medical Academy, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria; kirien@omega.bg
Keywords: rectosigmoid; bezoar; obstruction; colon
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A 40 year old man presented to the emergency department with a six day history of intermittent abdominal left lower quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. The patient admitted excessive fruit and vegetable consumption for the past six months. His past medical history was not revealing.
On physical examination the abdomen was moderately distended, soft, and with normal bowel sounds. A tender 8x6 cm mass was palpable in the left lower quadrant. Digital rectal examination, laboratory tests, and chest x ray (fig 1
) were unremarkable.
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