Stercoraceous ulcerations and perforations of the colon

Shatila, Ahmad H.; Ackerman, Norman B.

doi:10.1007/bf02586595

Diseases of the Colon &Amp; Rectum

1977

DOI: 10.1007/bf02586595

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Stercoraceous ulcerations and perforations of the colon

Ahmad H. Shatila

Norman B. Ackerman

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“…Fecal impaction, more prevalent in the elderly than in other age groups (4), may similarly compromise the patient, particularly when located so high in the colon that it is not accessible to the examining finger. It presents the serious possibility of intestinal obstruction (5) or of stercoraceous ulceration with hemorrhage or perforation of the bowel wall (6). Impaction may also lead to urinary retention, with possible overflow incontinence, due to pressure on the bladder neck from rectal distention (4).…”

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Regulation of Bowel Function by a Laxative/Stool Softener Preparation in Aged Nursing Home Patients

Maddi

1979

J American Geriatrics Society

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A 12-week program for 42 chronically constipated patients in a nursing home involved a graduated dosage regimen of standardized senna concentrate with dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (Senokot-S Tablets), a high-fiber diet, and an increased fluid intake. The program achieved a satisfactory pattern of bowel evacuation in 36 (86 percent) of these patients. This pattern, as observed during a 4-week follow-up period while therapy was continued, was characterized by absence of fecal impactions, regular comfortable bowel movements of appropriate consistency, minimal or no straining at stool, and minimal or no resort to enemas. In the initial 2-week control period, none of the 42 patients had responded adequately to only dietary modification and increased hydration. Six additional patients whose response to the control regimen was equivocal, also appeared to benefit from the medication program. Two of these were able to discontinue the laxative tablets completely by the end of the 12-week test period. None of the 48 patients who completed the course experienced any adverse effects related to this rehabilitative program.

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Regulation of Bowel Function by a Laxative/Stool Softener Preparation in Aged Nursing Home Patients

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1979

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Stercoral perforation of the colon

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Nicholls

1990

Journal of British Surgery

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Stercoral perforation of the colon is rare. The 64 reported cases are reviewed to define the syndrome of stercoral perforation, and to facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment. Features of localized or generalized peritonitis were universal; however, only 11 per cent were correctly diagnosed before operation. Recognition that the disease involves a segment of colon rather than only the focal point of perforation is essential to adequate surgical treatment. It is postulated that this is the reason for the higher postoperative mortality following closure of the perforation and proximal colostomy (57 per cent) or exteriorization alone (43 per cent), compared with resection of the diseased segment and exteriorization (32 per cent). Resection and exteriorization is therefore the treatment of choice is most situations.

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Stercoraceous perforation of the sigmoid colon: Report of two cases

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Stercoraceous perforation of the sigmoid colon has rarely been reported in the literature. This lesion is assumed to be produced by the pressure from a hard scybalum resulting in a perforated ulcer with necrotic edges. Two cases of stercoraceous perforation of the sigmoid colon are presented in this paper. It is difficult to diagnose this lesion preoperatively, although ultrasonograms proved useful in showing the colon perforation. This lesion should always be suspected when a patient who has had chronic constipation presents with sudden severe abdominal pain. It is possible that this lesion is becoming more common as the mean age of the population increases and we stress the importance of immediate surgery and intensive care for improving the prognosis.

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Stercoraceous ulcerations and perforations of the colon

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

Regulation of Bowel Function by a Laxative/Stool Softener Preparation in Aged Nursing Home Patients

Regulation of Bowel Function by a Laxative/Stool Softener Preparation in Aged Nursing Home Patients

Stercoral perforation of the colon

Stercoraceous perforation of the sigmoid colon: Report of two cases

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