Case report: Stercoral sigmoid colonic perforation with fecal peritonitis

Chronic constipation can lead to fecal impaction. It can also rarely lead to catastrophic complications like perforation, colonic obstruction, and fecal peritonitis. We report a rare case of stercoral sigmoid colonic perforation with fecal peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum, which was diagnosed on pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharma, Monika, Agrawal, Anjali
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Abdominal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20607025
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63051
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Sumario:Chronic constipation can lead to fecal impaction. It can also rarely lead to catastrophic complications like perforation, colonic obstruction, and fecal peritonitis. We report a rare case of stercoral sigmoid colonic perforation with fecal peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum, which was diagnosed on preoperative CT scan.

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