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Fecal impaction

Report of a case due to wild grape seeds and elderberry stems

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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    A case of fecal impaction due to wild grape seeds and elderberry stems is presented.

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    The recent American literature on the subject of fecal impaction is reviewed and discussed.

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  1. Department of Proctology, Surgical Section, Milwaukee County Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Ray H. Burnikel & Herman C. Sprecher

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  1. Ray H. Burnikel
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Burnikel, R.H., Sprecher, H.C. Fecal impaction. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 19, 191–192 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876330

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