Stercoral colitis: diagnostic value of CT findings [PDF]
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2017 PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the CT findings of stercoral colitis (SC).METHODS:Forty-one patients diagnosed with SC between February 2006 and April 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.RESULTS:Rectosigmoid colon was the most frequently involved segment ...
Emre Ünal +5 more
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Stercoral Colitis in a Patient With Pediatric-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Analysis and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoantibody-related disease that affects multiple organs. Stercoral colitis (SC) is a rare type of inflammatory colitis with a high mortality rate.
Chun-Chun Gau +6 more
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Stercoral colitis due to massive fecal impaction: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Stercoral colitis is a rare inflammatory condition involving the large bowel wall secondary to fecal impaction. Stercoral colitis has a clinical course ranging from non-complicated fecaloid impaction to colonic perforation.
Abasin Tajmalzai, MD +1 more
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Fecal Impaction and Nonperforated Stercoral Colitis: Red Flags for Poor Outcomes. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Fecal impaction and stercoral colitis are common, yet little research has been performed on the associated mortality risk. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 970 hospital encounters representing 885 unique patients in which fecal impaction or ...
Sacerdote M, Limback J, Zhu J.
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A giant fecaloma causing stercoral colitis secondary to aripiprazole and benztropine: A case report. [PDF]
Qatar Med JBackground: Fecaloma is a mass of hardened feces impacted in the rectum and sigmoid. When the colonic mucosal wall and vasculature are compressed, stercoral colitis, a rare type of inflammatory colitis, may occur.
Abbarh S +5 more
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Stercoral Colitis: A Diagnostic Challenge and Therapeutic Approach in an Elderly Patient With Chronic Constipation. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Stercoral colitis, although rare, remains a significant cause of acute colonic inflammation. It is characterized by the presence of fecaloma leading to fecal impaction and subsequent mucosal injury, ultimately resulting in colonic wall inflammation. This
Ahmad H, Jannat H, Khan U, Ahmad N.
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A case of colonic obstruction combined with ischemic colitis
Aging Medicine, 2021 CT scan of the abdomen showing a large amount of feces in the anterior descending recto‐sigmoid colon with wall thickening (red arrow) and surrounding fat stranding (yellow arrow) suggestive of stercoral colitis.
Szemein Gan +2 more
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The "Fecal" breath: a case report of acute hypoxic respiratory failure from fecal aspiration with stercoral colitis in chronic constipation. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond)Introduction: Stercoral colitis (SC) is a rare but life-threatening inflammatory condition resulting from fecal impaction. Although typically presenting with abdominal complaints, atypical extra-abdominal manifestations may occur.
Ingawale S +5 more
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Prognostic Factors Associated With Treatment Failure in Uncomplicated Stercoral Colitis at an Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
CureusBackground: Stercoral colitis (SC) can potentially lead to bowel ischemia, sepsis, and perforation. While physicians have increasingly recognized the clinical importance of this condition, the risk of progression in patients with uncomplicated SC who do ...
Okazaki Y, Ichiba T, Kataoka Y.
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