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Scoring system to evaluate meaningful fecal impaction in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction with simple radiography (KUB) [PDF]

open access: yesInvestigative and Clinical Urology
Purpose: 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 ...
Young Jae Im   +4 more
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Association between abdominal pain and fecal impaction grade assessed through radiography in constipated patients at a pediatric emergency service

open access: yesRevista De Gastroenterología De México (English Edition), 2020
Introduction and aim: Abdominal pain in children is a frequent cause of emergency room consultation. An important group of those patients presents with chronic constipation and fecal impaction.
S. Torres Molina   +4 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Acute Hydronephrosis owing to A Giant Fecaloma in an Older Patient [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2020
Hydroureteronephrosis with acute urinary tract obstruction can lead to serious complications such as obstructive nephropathy or pyelonephritis. We report the first case of hydroureteronephrosis caused by a giant fecaloma in an 83-year-old woman ...
Narae Joo, Hyung Seok Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Massive Fecal Impaction with Megarectum Formation: A Case Report

open access: yesSouthern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2020
Fecal impaction occurs because of hardened fecal matter retained in the colorectum which cannot be evacuated by peristaltic activity. Fecal impaction commonly occurs among nursing home residents, patients with neurological deficit, psychiatric disease or
Osman Erdoğan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A fatal fecaloma

open access: yesInternational Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Fecal impaction may complicate chronic constipation. We report a fatal case of fecal impaction in a patient treated with long-term neuroleptic treatment.
Elsa Logre   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seed bezoars as a rare cause of fecal impaction in pediatric patients: A report of two cases from Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Large Bowel obstruction can occur due to numerous etiologies, with seed bezoars being an infrequent one. We herein present two cases of fecal impaction by rectal seed bezoars in pediatric patients for the first time from Pakistan, while also reporting ...
Syed Waqas Ali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stercoral perforation of the colon: a mortal consequence of chronic constipation in the elderly: a case report

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
The stercoral perforation is a mortal condition. It affects elderly patients who have a long history of chronic and severe constipation as well as constitutes a surgical emergency whose prognosis, often grim, depends on the early diagnosis and treatment.
Bouali Mounir   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children: A Study in Shahrekord, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health System Journal, 2023
Background and aims: Due to the multi-factoriality of chronic abdominal pain (CAP) in children, this study aimed to assess the main etiologies for CAP in children and its main determinants in a sample of the community of affected children living in ...
Karamali Kasiri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case report: Stercoral sigmoid colonic perforation with fecal peritonitis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2010
Chronic constipation can lead to fecal impaction. It can also rarely lead to catastrophic complications like perforation, colonic obstruction, and fecal peritonitis.
Sharma Monika, Agrawal Anjali
doaj   +3 more sources

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