Stercoral colitis mimicking appendicitis

Stercoral colitis mimicking appendicitis

Abstract Background Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. This rare condition is associated with high morbidity-mortality. Findings We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with a history of dementia under clozapine who presented a clinica...

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Main Authors: Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Mustapha Bensghir, Charki Haimeur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Fecal impaction
Stercoral colitis
Appendicitis
CT scan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-017-0134-y

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