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Giant fecaloma mimicking large tumor of the abdomen: A case report
Forensic 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
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Obstructive Fecalomas in an Infant Treated with Successful Endoscopic Disimpaction
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021 A fecaloma is a mass of accumulated feces with a consistency much harder than that of a fecal impaction. It is most frequently observed in the rectum and sigmoid area, and associated complications include colonic obstruction, ulceration, bleeding, and ...
Risa Kanai +9 more
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Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
European 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
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Acute Hydronephrosis owing to A Giant Fecaloma in an Older Patient [PDF]
Annals 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
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A Man With Urinary Retention by Fecaloma: A Case Report
Acta Medica Iranica, 2022 Fecaloma is a very hard stool often located in the rectum of the sigmoid colon. A 63-year-old man with abdominal distention and urinary retention was admitted to an emergency department. Abdominal CT scans showed a urinary bladder displaced by fecaloma.
Hamed Aminiahidashti +1 more
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Colonoscopic Treatment of a Fecaloma at the Anastomotic Site after Colectomy
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 Fecalomas most commonly occur in constipated patients and are rarely reported after colectomy. A 55-year-old Japanese female presented with a fecaloma after colectomy, which was impacted at a functional end-to-end anastomosis (FEEA) site. Four and a half
Yuko Homma +6 more
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Resolução cirúrgica de fecaloma em Mini Horse: Relato de caso
Pubvet, 2021 A presença de fecalomas em equinos está relacionada a ingestão acidental de substâncias como pedaços de corda, cama, plástico e outros materiais, levando a uma compactação da ingesta com consequente obstrução e distensão de alças intestinais.
Vivian Volpe Salomão +1 more
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JPGN Reports, Volume 4, Issue 4, November 2023., 2023 Background: Constipation is a common clinical problem in children, for which the first‐line therapeutic options are osmotic laxatives, mainly polyethylene glycol (PEG). These treatments are often prescribed for short or limited periods, with progressive treatment withdrawal often resulting in relapses.
Adolfo Bautista‐Casasnovas +5 more
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Fecaloma causing megacolon and bilateral hydronephrosis
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2020 Fecaloma is a rare complication of chronic constipation with fecal impaction, which usually is underestimated. The megacolon would be noted as a result of that the harden stool commonly obstructs the rectum and sigmoid colon. So far, numerous cases about
Kuan-Chi Tu, Jinn-Rung Kuo
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Idiopathic Abdominal Cocoon and Ileal Fecaloma: A Rare Combination Causing Acute Intestinal Obstruction in an Elderly Male [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction commonly seen in adolescent girl or adults of young age group in tropics; however its occurrence in elderly male is rare. Moreover, fecaloma although described in setting of megacolon, it has not
Narendra Pandit +4 more
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