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A fatal fecaloma [PDF]

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   +3 more sources

Giant rectal fecaloma treated with carbonated soft drink and argon plasma coagulation [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting approximately 15% of the population, with a higher prevalence in women and older adults. It can be classified as primary, including functional constipation, pelvic floor dysfunction, and slow ...
Philippe Attieh   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Giant fecaloma mimicking large tumor of the abdomen: A case report

open access: yesForensic Science International: Reports, 2020
Fecaloma represents an accumulation of hard feces most often in the rectum but rarely in the sigmoid colon. Constipation plays an important role in the development of fecal impaction and incontinence primarily in elderly and institutionalized adults ...
Ditor Haliti
exaly   +3 more sources

Case Report: A giant fecaloma revealed by severe aspiration pneumonia and urinary retention [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2021
Fecaloma is an accumulation of hardened impacted stool typically occurring in the sigmoid colon and rectum. It mainly affects elderly and bedridden patients suffering from chronic constipation and can be revealed by different signs.
Imen Ganzoui   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Fecaloma gigante

open access: yesRevista Médica Herediana, 2014
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Marco Antonio Ayala-García   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

A Case of Fecaloma [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Fecalomas represent firm organized form of impacted feces. They are commonly seen in sigmoid colon. We report a case of large fecaloma in young adult female with chronic constipation, which was managed conservatively.
Senthil Kumar, Aiyappan   +4 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Radiology Open, 2019
Fecalomas are masses of hardened feces that become impacted and accumulate. They are much harder in consistency than fecal impaction due to the associated coprostasis and are typically found in the sigmoid colon or rectum. Cecal fecalomas are much rarer.
Stefanie Y Lee
exaly   +3 more sources

Fecaloma presenting as huge abdominal mass

open access: yesJGH Open, 2020
Fecal impaction is common in elderly, bed ridden, schizoaffective patients on antipsychotics. Intestinal obstruction due to distal colonic fecaliths is rare as it is amenable to digital manual evacuation and enemas.
Mushtaq A Khan   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Avaliação do hábito intestinal em pacientes com câncer que utilizam morfina para o controle da dor [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Dor, 2012
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Há poucos dados na literatura sobre constipação intestinal secundária ao uso de morfina em pacientes com câncer. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o hábito intestinal de pacientes com câncer em uso de morfina.
Michela Cynthia da Rocha Marmo   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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