A Case of Stercoral Colitis Complicated by Ischemic Colitis in a Young Patient

Stercoral colitis complicated by ischemic colitis is rare. Current literature has focused on the radiographic characteristics of stercoral colitis and management of bowel perforation resulting from complicated stercoral colitis. This case report describes possible challenges in diagnosing and managi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Uwagbale, Ese, Bodiwala, Vimal, Agbroko, Solomon, Bigajer, Elliot
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9288860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35859979
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26050
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Sumario:Stercoral colitis complicated by ischemic colitis is rare. Current literature has focused on the radiographic characteristics of stercoral colitis and management of bowel perforation resulting from complicated stercoral colitis. This case report describes possible challenges in diagnosing and managing stercoral colitis complicated by ischemic colitis. We present a case of stercoral colitis complicated by ischemic colitis in a 28-year-old woman who presented with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 

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