Fecaloma presenting as huge abdominal mass
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. Our patient presented with abdominal distention, with last bowel evacuation reported...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-04-01
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| Series: | JGH Open |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12221 |