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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 +4 more
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Fecaloma presenting as huge abdominal mass
JGH 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
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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 +2 more
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International 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
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Case Report: A giant fecaloma revealed by severe aspiration pneumonia and urinary retention [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
F1000Research, 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
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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
Thomas MJ +4 more
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Indian 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 +2 more
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Sterocoral Ulcer Associated With Huge Fecaloma [PDF]
Gastro Hep AdvancesKimitoshi Kubo +2 more
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Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 2012 La constipación crónica es un síntoma de alta frecuencia en la población, siendo uno de los principales motivos de consulta gastroenterológica. Su prevalencia puede ser muy alta en adultos mayores, en especial a nivel de asilos, donde alcanza un 80%. Una
Dr. S. Andrés O´Brien
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