Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain

Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain

Fecalomas are masses of hardened feces that become impacted and accumulate. They are much harder in consistency than fecal impaction due to the associated coprostasis and are typically found in the sigmoid colon or rectum. Cecal fecalomas are much rarer. To date, only five cases have been previously...

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Main Authors: Brian T. Wang, Stefanie Y. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047719300164
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spelling doaj-76b3338816014ea2b94856ec6f901a0e2020-11-25T01:45:14ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Radiology Open2352-04772019-01-016136138Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant painBrian T. Wang0Stefanie Y. Lee1Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaFecalomas are masses of hardened feces that become impacted and accumulate. They are much harder in consistency than fecal impaction due to the associated coprostasis and are typically found in the sigmoid colon or rectum. Cecal fecalomas are much rarer. To date, only five cases have been previously reported in the English-language literature. We present the CT appearance of a surgically confirmed cecal fecaloma in a patient who presented with right lower quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting, mimicking an acute appendicitis. Keywords: Fecaloma, Cecum, Right lower quadrant painhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047719300164
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Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
European Journal of Radiology Open
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title Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
title_short Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
title_full Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
title_fullStr Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
title_full_unstemmed Cecal fecaloma: A rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
title_sort cecal fecaloma: a rare cause of right lower quadrant pain
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series European Journal of Radiology Open
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description Fecalomas are masses of hardened feces that become impacted and accumulate. They are much harder in consistency than fecal impaction due to the associated coprostasis and are typically found in the sigmoid colon or rectum. Cecal fecalomas are much rarer. To date, only five cases have been previously reported in the English-language literature. We present the CT appearance of a surgically confirmed cecal fecaloma in a patient who presented with right lower quadrant pain, nausea, and vomiting, mimicking an acute appendicitis. Keywords: Fecaloma, Cecum, Right lower quadrant pain
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