2009
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-127
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Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report

Abstract: 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 t… Show more

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“…There are cases of fecaliths that had an unfavorable outcome, leading to the death of the patient [6][7]. For this reason, we highly recommend practitioners to keep a high level of suspicion to avoid delay in diagnosis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are cases of fecaliths that had an unfavorable outcome, leading to the death of the patient [6][7]. For this reason, we highly recommend practitioners to keep a high level of suspicion to avoid delay in diagnosis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sus causas más frecuentes son enfermedad de Hirschsprung, enfermedad de Chagas (Tripanosoma cruzzi), lesiones de la médula espinal y pacientes con enfermedades psiquiátricas, malformaciones anorrectales, enfermedades inflamatorias o neoplásicas del colon, etc. (5,6).…”
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“…Chez notre patient, il est possible que l'efficacité du traitement antirétroviral supprimant la diarrhée et une potentielle constipation induite par la névirapine jointe aux antécédents de constipation chronique et à l'abandon des lavements éva-cuateurs aient pu favoriser la formation d'un fécalome géant. Le siège habituel du fécalome est le rectosigmoïde [10]. Cependant, l'accumulation des selles peut s'étendre au-delà du rectosigmoïde et réaliser un fécalome géant comme dans notre observation.…”
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