Stercoral Ulcer-Associated Perforation and Chemotherapy

Stercoral ulcer perforation is a life-threatening surgical condition which is thought to result from necrosis of the bowel wall due to an ischemic pressure by stool. This condition usually afflicts patients with chronic constipation. CT scan can identify most of the cases and emergent surgery is usu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mouchli, Mohamad A., Meehan, Anne M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28924432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000475756
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Sumario:Stercoral ulcer perforation is a life-threatening surgical condition which is thought to result from necrosis of the bowel wall due to an ischemic pressure by stool. This condition usually afflicts patients with chronic constipation. CT scan can identify most of the cases and emergent surgery is usually indicated.

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