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International 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
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Journal 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
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The 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
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Epidemiological, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children: A Study in Shahrekord, Iran [PDF]
Epidemiology 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
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Treatment of fecal impaction in children using combined polyethylene glycol and sodium picosulphate. [PDF]
JGH Open, 2018 Background and Aim: Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the gold standard for fecal disimpaction in constipation. A regimen of PEG combined with the stimulant laxative sodium picosulphate (SPS) produced fecal disimpaction in chronically constipated children in ...
Lamanna A +14 more
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A fecalith mimicking a bladder calculus secondary to an appendicovesical fistula: a case report [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2023 An appendicovesical fistula is defined as an abnormal communication between the appendix and the urinary bladder, with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo +5 more
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The Appropriateness of Glycerin Enema in Pediatric Patients Visiting the Emergency Department
Children, 2021 Objectives: We determined whether glycerin enemas were appropriately prescribed in pediatric fecal impaction patients using the Leech score and identified factors that influenced the prescription of glycerin enemas in the pediatric emergency department ...
Min-Jung Kim +4 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Constipation during pregnancy is not uncommon. Usually, this does not warrant extensive evaluation and settles with minor interventions or lifestyle modifications.
Mohamed Rishard +4 more
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Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Fecal impaction if left untreated can lead to the hardening of stools and the formation of fecalith. Fecaliths rarely cause serious complications and are usually managed conservatively.
Sofia Nigar +3 more
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Fecal identification markers impact the feline fecal microbiota
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Fecal diagnostics are a mainstay of feline medicine, and fecal identification markers help to distinguish individuals in a multi-cat environment. However, the impact of identification markers on the fecal microbiota are unknown. Given the increased interest in using microbiota endpoints to inform diagnosis and treatment, the objective of this study was
Nora Jean Nealon +15 more
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