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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, Kengo Nakaya, Koji Fukumoto, Masaya Yamoto, Hiromu Miyake, Akiyoshi Nomura, Susumu Yamada, Akihiro Makino, Hideto Iwafuchi, Naoto Urushihara   +9 more
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Fecaloma causing small bowel obstruction in the absence of risk factors: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical emergency typically caused by adhesions, hernias, and malignancies. However, ileal fecalomas represent an exceptionally rare etiology, with few cases reported in literature.
Youssef Ahmad, Umer Siddiqui, Ayman Ahmed, Aiswarya Sudheer, Tejaswi Chetla, Inayat Shergill, Fadi Souleiman   +6 more
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Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature [PDF]

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Stercoral colitis (SC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening inflammatory colitis caused by the accumulation of impacted fecal material.
Emily Bae, Jacqueline Tran, Kaushal Shah
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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, Nanagiri A, Duvidovich S, Levy L, Bamji N.   +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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Postrenal acute kidney injury. [PDF]

J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2024.
Campos MAG, de Sousa PMB, Lages JS, Silva GEB, Santos RF.   +4 more
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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, Mohammad 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, Toshiki Mimura, Ai Sadatomo, Koji Koinuma, Hisanaga Horie, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Naohiro Sata   +6 more
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Rare case of fecaloma requiring endoscopic intervention in a 24-year-old female [PDF]

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Toghrul Talishinskiy, Mina Fransawy Alkomos, Zamaan Hooda   +2 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, Rogério Navarro de Abreu   +1 more
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