Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia

Fecal impaction if left untreated can lead to the hardening of stools and the formation of fecalith. Fecaliths rarely cause serious complications and are usually managed conservatively. We present this rare case of a giant fecalith causing near obstruction in an institutionalized paraplegic patient...

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Main Authors:	Sofia Nigar, Tagore Sunkara, Andrea Culliford, Vinaya Gaduputi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2017-02-01
Series:	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:	Fecal impaction Constipation Complications of fecalith Intestinal obstruction Rectal ischemia Rectal ulcer Fecalith
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/455186

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spelling	doaj-186ff7d3a0f744c086a544e3f842f2db2020-11-24T23:05:07ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312017-02-01111596310.1159/000455186455186Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal IschemiaSofia NigarTagore SunkaraAndrea CullifordVinaya GaduputiFecal impaction if left untreated can lead to the hardening of stools and the formation of fecalith. Fecaliths rarely cause serious complications and are usually managed conservatively. We present this rare case of a giant fecalith causing near obstruction in an institutionalized paraplegic patient at high risk for chronic constipation and fecal impaction. This case was also unusual for causing ischemic pressure necrosis in the rectum, thereby highlighting the possible serious complications of fecalith.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/455186Fecal impactionConstipationComplications of fecalithIntestinal obstructionRectal ischemiaRectal ulcerFecalith
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author	Sofia Nigar Tagore Sunkara Andrea Culliford Vinaya Gaduputi
spellingShingle	Sofia Nigar Tagore Sunkara Andrea Culliford Vinaya Gaduputi Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia Case Reports in Gastroenterology Fecal impaction Constipation Complications of fecalith Intestinal obstruction Rectal ischemia Rectal ulcer Fecalith
author_facet	Sofia Nigar Tagore Sunkara Andrea Culliford Vinaya Gaduputi
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title	Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia
title_short	Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia
title_full	Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia
title_fullStr	Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia
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publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn	1662-0631
publishDate	2017-02-01
description	Fecal impaction if left untreated can lead to the hardening of stools and the formation of fecalith. Fecaliths rarely cause serious complications and are usually managed conservatively. We present this rare case of a giant fecalith causing near obstruction in an institutionalized paraplegic patient at high risk for chronic constipation and fecal impaction. This case was also unusual for causing ischemic pressure necrosis in the rectum, thereby highlighting the possible serious complications of fecalith.
topic	Fecal impaction Constipation Complications of fecalith Intestinal obstruction Rectal ischemia Rectal ulcer Fecalith
url	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/455186
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Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia

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