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Giant faecaloma—a rare cause of life-threatening lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Chronic constipation and faecal impaction are common in the elderly, particularly in institutionalized patients and those with neurological impairment. Faecaloma formation is an extreme manifestation of coprostasis that can lead to stercoral ulcerations and perforation, a recognized severe complicat...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The British Institute of Radiology
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6195918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364474 http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20150227 |