Chronic Constipation and Its Complications
Background . Fecalomas are hard dense masses separate from surrounding fecal material or bowel contents. This case report intends to provide a brief review of the literature and differential diagnosis for a pelvic mass in a pediatric patient. Case Presentation . The patient is a 5-year-old male pres...
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| author | Michelle Cheng MD Shahnaz Ghahremani MD Antoinette Roth MD Soni C. Chawla MD |
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| description | Background . Fecalomas are hard dense masses separate from surrounding fecal material or bowel contents. This case report intends to provide a brief review of the literature and differential diagnosis for a pelvic mass in a pediatric patient. Case Presentation . The patient is a 5-year-old male presenting with worsening constipation and stool leakage over several months, found to have a rare calcified pelvic mass on abdominal X-ray consistent with a fecaloma. Conclusion . Fecalomas should be considered on the differential diagnosis of pediatric patients who present with chronic constipation and a calcified pelvic mass. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab31b681640c4f2f92633e2eb70ce9bc2022-12-21T19:17:43ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Pediatric Health2333-794X2016-05-01310.1177/2333794X1664884310.1177_2333794X16648843Chronic Constipation and Its ComplicationsMichelle Cheng MD0Shahnaz Ghahremani MD1Antoinette Roth MD2Soni C. Chawla MD3Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USARonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USAOlive View—UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USAOlive View—UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USABackground . Fecalomas are hard dense masses separate from surrounding fecal material or bowel contents. This case report intends to provide a brief review of the literature and differential diagnosis for a pelvic mass in a pediatric patient. Case Presentation . The patient is a 5-year-old male presenting with worsening constipation and stool leakage over several months, found to have a rare calcified pelvic mass on abdominal X-ray consistent with a fecaloma. Conclusion . Fecalomas should be considered on the differential diagnosis of pediatric patients who present with chronic constipation and a calcified pelvic mass.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16648843 |
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| title | Chronic Constipation and Its Complications |
| title_full | Chronic Constipation and Its Complications |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X16648843 |
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