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Stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon. A case report and brief review of the literature.
G Chir. 2011 Aug-Sep; 32(8-9):368-71.GC

Abstract

Stercoral perforation of the colon due to fecaloma is a rare disease and less than 100 cases have been described in the literature. The disease mainly involves the rectosigmoid colon. The condition is correlated with longstanding decubitus, chronic constipation, abuse of laxatives and/or constipating agents (anticholinergics, neuroleptics, etc). We report a case of 82-year old woman who presented a covered colonic perforation due to fecaloma, related with a history of longstanding decubitus because of senile dementia, chronic constipation and use of anticholinergic drugs.

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Falidas E
Department of Surgery, NIMTS, Veterans Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Mathioulakis S
No affiliation info available
Vlachos K
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Archontovasilis F
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Villias C
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MeSH

Abdomen, AcuteAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAnxietyBasal Ganglia DiseasesBiperidenCholinergic AntagonistsChronic DiseaseColon, SigmoidConstipationFecal ImpactionFemaleHumansIntestinal PerforationIschemiaLaparotomyRisperidoneSigmoid DiseasesUlcer

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Case Reports
Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22018258

Citation

Falidas, E, et al. "Stercoral Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon. a Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature." Il Giornale Di Chirurgia, vol. 32, no. 8-9, 2011, pp. 368-71.
Falidas E, Mathioulakis S, Vlachos K, et al. Stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon. A case report and brief review of the literature. G Chir. 2011;32(8-9):368-71.
Falidas, E., Mathioulakis, S., Vlachos, K., Archontovasilis, F., & Villias, C. (2011). Stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon. A case report and brief review of the literature. Il Giornale Di Chirurgia, 32(8-9), 368-71.
Falidas E, et al. Stercoral Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon. a Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature. G Chir. 2011 Aug-Sep;32(8-9):368-71. PubMed PMID: 22018258.
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