2017
DOI: 10.1159/000455186
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Giant Fecalith Causing Near Intestinal Obstruction and Rectal Ischemia

Abstract: Fecal impaction if left untreated can lead to the hardening of stools and the formation of fecalith. Fecaliths rarely cause serious complications and are usually managed conservatively. We present this rare case of a giant fecalith causing near obstruction in an institutionalized paraplegic patient at high risk for chronic constipation and fecal impaction. This case was also unusual for causing ischemic pressure necrosis in the rectum, thereby highlighting the possible serious complications of fecalith.

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“…Some cases of intestinal occlusion due to fecaliths have been described in ileum [6], cecum [7] or even in rectum [8]. Fecaliths in colonic diverticula have also been mentioned to increase the possibility of inflammation and perforation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some cases of intestinal occlusion due to fecaliths have been described in ileum [6], cecum [7] or even in rectum [8]. Fecaliths in colonic diverticula have also been mentioned to increase the possibility of inflammation and perforation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In its extreme form, fecal impaction can lead to the formation of fecalith due to the hardening of fecal material that forms a mass separate from other bowel contents [1]. Most often, a fecalith can arise in the colon (mostly sigmoid, due to its smaller diameter) or rectum, and very rarely in the small intestine.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Corresponding author: Grigoriev E.G., e-mail: mrtomo@mail.ru аловые камни (копролиты) -следствие хронических заболеваний толстого кишечника, при которых происходит постепенное формирование в просвете кишки плотных, твердых каловых масс, которые полностью или частично перекрывают ее просвет [1,2]. В этиологии копролитов существенное значение имеет хронический запор, который часто развивается в старческом возрасте, при таких заболеваниях, как болезнь Паркинсона и синдром паркинсонизма, дивертикулы кишечника, мегаколон, болезнь Гиршпрунга, болезнь Шагаса, дополнительные петли кишечника, а также у психиатрических больных [3,4].…”
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“…Жидкие каловые массы могут проходить мимо калового камня, поэтому у пациентов периодически появляется жидкий стул на фоне хронического запора. Каловые камни могут явиться причиной таких осложнений, как кишечная непроходимость, перфорация, гидронефроз вследствие сдавления мочеточника и тромбоз глубоких вен [1,5,6].…”
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