Fecaloma of the sigmoid flexure

Kaufman, Seymour A.; Karlin, Harold

doi:10.1007/bf02617317

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“…The composition of the mass is quite inconstant, but usually consists of fecal matter and intestinal debris [4]. Often is formed in a laminated fashion due to deposits of calcium soaps in layers.…”

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Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report

et al. 2009

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BackgroundFecaloma is a mass of feces accumulated that is much harder in consistency than a fecal impactation. The aim of this report is to give a brief review of this entity and discuss the treatment options for these cases.Case presentationWe present the case of a 12-year-old boy who developed a fecaloma associated with chronic constipation. This is a rare case on a child which was treated by a sigmoid colectomy after failure of conservative measures of evacuation.ConclusionFecaloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with history of chronic constipation and abdominal mass.

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Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report

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“…Fecaloma is defined as clinical condition in which there is accumulation of faeces in rectum & sigmoid colon, which is harder in consistency in comparison to impacted faeces due to corprostasis ,it stagnates in the intestine and remain symptomless until intestine it deforms intestine (1) .These are the impacted faeces which can occur due to various pathologies such as Hirschsprung's disease, psychiatric patients, neglected elderly or bedridden patients, Chagas disease, inflammatory and neoplastic conditions (2) .We report a case of the giant fecaloma in a 35 year old woman. number of cases have been reported to signify the importance of the impacted stool.…”

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“…1 It present in the clinics with the overflow type of diarrhoea, constipation, weight loss and vague abdominal discomfort after meals, most common symptom of presentation is constipation. 2 Giant fecaloma is composed of intestinal debris and faecal mass, it may appear as laminated material with deposition of the calcium, distal colon and sigmoid colon are most common sites of faecal obstruction. [3][4][5][6] In few cases it may complicate into various manifestations like causing an impact on the colonic wall , it may cause Gastrointestinal bleed, 2 intussusception, ureters causing obstruction into urinary flow leading to hydronephrosis 7 but none of the symptom was seen in our case.…”

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A case report of giant fecaloma in a 35 year old woman

Ahmad¹

2019

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A 35 year old woman reported to our hospital with the one year history of constipation and gradual lower abdomen distension, attendants and caregivers reveal the history of a single bowel movement after every three days. She often developed moderate constipation, for which she used to go to primary care physicians who prescribed her Laxatives due to which she often developed diarrhoea. Patient had no significant history of blood in stool, pain in abdomen, nausea, vomiting, fever, anorexia, weight loss or any urinary complaints, and overflow diarrhoea.

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