Fecal Impaction With Multisystem Organ Involvement

Fecal impactions are a common complaint in the emergency department (ED) population. The potential for significant derangement in physiologic processes of other organ systems is often underappreciated. A 19-year-old male, previously healthy, presented to the ED at our institution with complaint of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph Pepe, Melissa M. Murphy, Kevin P. O’Connell, Christopher P. Zabbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-01-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3fq9q6sb