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Stercoral perforation of the colon: a mortal consequence of chronic constipation in the elderly (a case report)
The stercoral perforation is a mortal condition. It affects elderly patients who have a long history of chronic and severe constipation as well as constitutes a surgical emergency whose prognosis, often grim, depends on the early diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a stercoral colon perfo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8017362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33854677 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.48.22948 |