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A rare cause of the abdominal pain in a 48‐year‐old woman with a history of prior colon surgery
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Fecal retention in the blind loop of end to side colonic anastomosis can lead to fecaloma without significant colonic distension. Imaging study and colonoscopy examination can assist in making a definite diagnosis.
Jasbir Makker +4 more
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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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Mission Disimpaction: Endoscopic Management of Stercoral Colitis in an Adolescent. [PDF]
JPGN Rep, 2023 Stercoral colitis is a rare entity of inflammatory colitis with high morbidity and mortality attributable to colonic fecaloma impaction, often a result of chronic constipation. Despite demographic imbalance favoring elders, children hold comparative risk factors for chronic constipation.
Thomas MJ +4 more
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Postrenal acute kidney injury. [PDF]
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians OpenJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2024.
Campos MAG +4 more
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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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Fecal Impaction: An Unusual Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in a Kidney Transplant Recipient. [PDF]
Case Rep TransplantAcute 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 with moderate intellectual disability and end‐stage kidney disease secondary to glomerulonephritis ...
Tariq H +7 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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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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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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