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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 impaction and stercoral ulcer [PDF]

Advances in Digestive Medicine, 2020
AbstractA 76‐year‐old female with a history of chronic constipation presented with progressive abdominal pain and blood‐tinged stools at the emergency room. Upon examination, the computed tomography scan revealed bowel obstruction by a huge fecaloma impaction (9 × 7 cm) with focal thickening of the colonic wall and mural enhancement over the rectum ...
Wei-Chen Huang, Tien-yu Huang, Peng-Jen Chen   +2 more
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Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Caused by a Giant Fecaloma

Case Reports in Urology, 2019
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a gas-producing necrotizing bacterial infection that involves the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissue. It is a life-threatening condition that requires a high index of suspicion, an early diagnosis and an ...
Mikael Abi Abdallah, Nehme Raad, Naim Yarak, Jean Paul Noujeim, Antoine Noujeim   +4 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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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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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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Rare case of fecaloma requiring endoscopic intervention in a 24-year-old female [PDF]

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Hooda Z, Higgins SC, Pastore D, Crisafulli G, Canoles H, Alkomos M, Talishinskiy T, Amer K, El-Sedfy A.   +8 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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