Fecal Impaction With Multisystem Organ Involvement [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 Fecal impactions are a common complaint in the emergency department (ED) population. The potential for significant derangement in physiologic processes of other organ systems is often underappreciated. A 19-year-old male, previously healthy, presented to
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Stercoral colitis due to massive fecal impaction: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Stercoral colitis is a rare inflammatory condition involving the large bowel wall secondary to fecal impaction. Stercoral colitis has a clinical course ranging from non-complicated fecaloid impaction to colonic perforation.
Abasin Tajmalzai, MD +1 more
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Emphysematous gastritis associated with ileus due to fecal impaction [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022 Background Gastric emphysema and emphysematous gastritis (EG) are rare diseases involving air being introduced into the stomach wall. Emphysematous gastritis is an infectious disease with a high fatality rate.
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A new medical device applied in a case of acute fecal impaction with overflow diarrhea: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Fecal impaction is a digestive system disease, that is most common in the elderly population and becomes more prevalent with increasing age. Manual removal can successfully remove the impaction in 80% of fecal impaction cases. In severe cases,
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Fecal Impaction: An Unusual Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in a Kidney Transplant Recipient [PDF]
Case Reports in TransplantationAcute kidney injury (AKI) is common in kidney transplant recipients, and the etiology varies depending on the time since transplantation. We present an uncommon case of AKI from obstructive uropathy 7 years posttransplant in a 47-year-old Caucasian male ...
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Fecal impaction causing pelvic venous compression and edema [PDF]
Pediatric Reports, 2015 Chronic constipation is a common condition which may result in fecal impaction. A 13-year-old male with chronic constipation and encopresis presented with fecal impaction for three weeks.
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Abdominal compartment syndrome due to extremely elongated sigmoid colon and rectum plus fecal impaction caused by disuse syndrome and diabetic neuropathy: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is defined as a sustained raised level of intra-abdominal pressure more than 20 mmHg with or without abdominal perfusion pressure less than 60 mmHg and the development of new end-organ failure.
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Scoring system to evaluate meaningful fecal impaction in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction with simple radiography (KUB) [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical UrologyPurpose: The management of bowel bladder disorder (BBD) has only been indicated for subjective constipation without objective evidence. We attempted to highlight the radiological findings in patients with BBD and construct a scoring system to identify ...
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A nation-wide study of prevalence and risk factors for fecal impaction in nursing homes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: There are no existing studies that provide data regarding the epidemiology of, and risk factors for, fecal impaction, either in the general population or in any sub-group of people. OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of and factors associated
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Socioeconomic burden of patients hospitalized for fecal impaction: a nationwide retrospective observational study [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Fecal impaction (FI) causes serious complications and has a high mortality rate, particularly among older individuals. However, there have been few large-scale studies on FI, and understanding of FI is incomplete.
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