Stercoral Colitis in an Elderly Patient With Bipolar Disorder: A Diagnostic Challenge [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsStercoral colitis can develop rapidly and present atypically in elderly patients, particularly those with cognitive impairment and psychiatric illness, where nonspecific symptoms may delay diagnosis.
Nischal Shrestha +2 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
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A case of stercoral colitis with marked elevation of serum carcinoembryonic antigen [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 It should be noted that the serum CEA level can become elevated in severe stercoral colitis. Marked elevation of the serum CEA level in stercoral colitis may suggest the necessity of surgery in patients with stercoral colitis.
Kiyoto Takehara +3 more
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Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground 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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Perforation in a patient with stercoral colitis and diverticulosis: who did it? [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2014 Stercoral colitis with perforation of the colon is an uncommon, yet life-threatening cause of the acute abdomen. No one defining symptom exists for stercoral colitis; it may present asymptomatically or with vague symptoms.
Vijaya R. Bhatt +7 more
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Stercoral colitis mimicking appendicitis [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Background Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. This rare condition is associated with high morbidity-mortality.
Abdelghafour Elkoundi +2 more
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Stercoral Colitis Secondary to Opiate-Induced Constipation. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 The authors present the case of a 62-year-old woman who had stercoral colitis secondary to opiate use for rheumatoid arthritis leading to chronic constipation. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated stool along a significant length of the colon. Stercoral colitis is a seldom suspected cause of severe abdominal pain.
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Impaired consciousness due to hypermagnesemia associated with stercoral colitis: report of a rare case [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Hypermagnesemia is a rare electrolyte abnormality that is difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are nonspecific. In addition to magnesium administration, renal dysfunction is often a major risk factor associated with the condition; severe
Kana Yanagisawa +4 more
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Stercoral colitis- induced ischemia mimicking acute mesenteric ischemia: a case report and literature review [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineStercoral colitis is a rare but serious condition characterized by inflammation of the colonic mucosa due to impacted and hardened faecal material. The word “stercoral” means “related to faeces”. This condition usually develops due to the accumulation of
Mohammad N. Kloub +6 more
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Stercoral colitis complicated with ischemic colitis: a double-edge sword [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2017 Background Stercoral colitis is a rare inflammatory process involving the colonic wall secondary to fecal impaction with high morbidity and mortality; especially if complicated with ischemic colitis, stercoral ulcer formation and subsequent perforation ...
Maliha Naseer +3 more
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