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Not your usual constipation: stercoral perforation.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Feb 13; 2017BC

Abstract

Stercoral perforation is a rare cause of bowel perforation. It is caused by faecal impaction, which generates pressure against the colon wall, leading to ischaemic necrosis and subsequent perforation. Since diagnosis is often delayed, stercoral perforation is usually mistreated as constipation or faecal impaction, leading to high mortality. This report presents a case of stercoral perforation in a woman aged 34 years who was promptly diagnosed and successfully treated.

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Marget M
Third year medical student, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ammar H
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

MeSH

AdultColon, SigmoidConstipationFecal ImpactionFemaleHumansIntestinal PerforationIschemiaNecrosisSigmoid Diseases

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28193645

Citation

Marget, Matthew, and Hussam Ammar. "Not Your Usual Constipation: Stercoral Perforation." BMJ Case Reports, vol. 2017, 2017.
Marget M, Ammar H. Not your usual constipation: stercoral perforation. BMJ Case Rep. 2017;2017.
Marget, M., & Ammar, H. (2017). Not your usual constipation: stercoral perforation. BMJ Case Reports, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218283
Marget M, Ammar H. Not Your Usual Constipation: Stercoral Perforation. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Feb 13;2017 PubMed PMID: 28193645.
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