Like a Rolling Stone: Year-Over-Year Growth of a Rectal Fecalith by Kazuhiro Fukushima, Yu-ichi Ito, Hidenori Tomida, Shinichiro Imai, Hideyasu Matsumura, Kan Nakagawa, Kenya Oguchi, Akinori Nakamura, Yo-ichi Takei

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A fecalith mimicking a bladder calculus secondary to an appendicovesical fistula: a case report by Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Andrea Romero-Davila, MaryCarmen Mendoza-Silva, Antonio Nassim Halun Treviño, Mario Rodarte-Shade, Gerardo Gil-Galindo

“…A cystoscopy was performed, where the tip of the appendix was seen protruding inside the bladder with a large fecalith adhered to the bladder wall. An appendectomy and partial cystectomy with primary repair were auspiciously achieved. …”
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Retained appendicolith: Some things work themselves out by Megan Cibulas, Oliver Lao

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Case of giant appendicolith: A common ailment with a rare finding by Niranjan Thapa, Oshan Shrestha, Sunil Basukala, Kala Shrestha, Nabaraj Bhugai, Niraj Joshi, Shiva Kumar Regmi, Sagun Karki, Suman Gurung

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Endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy in the management of chronic fecalith appendicitis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: The first human case report by Muhammad Zulqarnain, Guangxing Cui, Wen Lyu, Haitao Huang, Xia Wang, Hamse Mohamoud Abdi, Lingfei Gu, Shijie Fang, Fangzhou Liu, Liqian Ling

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Decision-making changes for patients and medical personnel in the management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic by Xuan Cai, Jingtao Bi, Zhixue Zheng, Yaqi Liu

“…The gathered data included gender, age, appendiceal fecalith, outcomes of treatment, and long-term outcomes of non-operation (8 months follow-up). …”
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Evacuatory Dysfunction after Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy: A Case Report of Rectal Pocket Syndrome by Taku Maejima, Toru Kono, Susumu Fukahori, Daitaro Yoshikawa, Hidenori Karasaki, Yasumi Araki, Tomoyuki Ohta, Kazuo Nagashima

“…The cavity contained a thumbnail-sized fecalith. When the fecalith was removed, the patient's urge to defecate dissipated. …”
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The application value of high-frequency ultrasound in the feasibility assessment of endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy in children with appendicitis by Xiaoya Guo, Hengli Yang, Ping Zhao, Jinghua Li, Lingchao Zeng, Chunhui Wang, Yilin Yang, Ruijing Yang

“…The diameter and the texture of the fecalith, the thickness of the intestinal wall of the appendiceal orifice all had significant effects on the successful removal of the fecalith (P < 0.05). …”
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Findings in Appendectomies with Enterobius vermicularis Infection: Pinworm Is Not A Cause of Appendicitis by Burçin Pehlivanoğlu, Bilge Aydın Türk, Serap İşler, Sabri Özdaş, Musa Abeş

“…Feces was present in the lumen in 79.1% of the patients (fecalith in 25%, soft feces in 29.1% and feces mixed with blood and/or suppuration in 25%). …”
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Analysis of appendicitis management during COVID-19 pandemic: A study of Chinese adult cohorts by Wei-Di Wang, Jin-Quan Lin, Guang-Wei Zheng, Zhi-Peng Fang, Yi-Xing Yan

“…Risk factors for CA include elevated CRP, WBC, female, recurrent, and fecalith.…”
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Detection of bacterial agents associated with appendicitis At Al-Nassyria city by Mohammed Hassan

“…The study recorded infection percentage by intestinal bacteria reached 83%, fecalith 6% and body foreign 2%. The results showed that the single infection percentage was 77% included infection of Esherichia coli, Bacteroides sp, Pseudomonas sp, Lactobacillus sp, Staphylococcus auerus, Salmonella sp, Proteus sp, Klebsiella sp and Yersinia sp by percentages (33%, 15%, 11%, 7%. 4%, 2%, 2%, 2%, 1%) respectively. …”
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Detection of bacterial agents associated with appendicitis At Al-Nassyria city by Mohammed Hassan

“…The study recorded infection percentage by intestinal bacteria reached 83%, fecalith 6% and body foreign 2%. The results showed that the single infection percentage was 77% included infection of Esherichia coli, Bacteroides sp, Pseudomonas sp, Lactobacillus sp, Staphylococcus auerus, Salmonella sp, Proteus sp, Klebsiella sp and Yersinia sp by percentages (33%, 15%, 11%, 7%. 4%, 2%, 2%, 2%, 1%) respectively. …”
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Detection of bacterial agents associated with appendicitis At Al-Nassyria city by Mohammed Hassan

“…The study recorded infection percentage by intestinal bacteria reached 83%, fecalith 6% and body foreign 2%. The results showed that the single infection percentage was 77% included infection of Esherichia coli, Bacteroides sp, Pseudomonas sp, Lactobacillus sp, Staphylococcus auerus, Salmonella sp, Proteus sp, Klebsiella sp and Yersinia sp by percentages (33%, 15%, 11%, 7%. 4%, 2%, 2%, 2%, 1%) respectively. …”
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Acute appendicitis after colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection: a case report by Yu Liu, Hui Wang, Xiao-Yi Yin, Teng Wang, Jiong Liu, Lin Wu, Liang-Hao Hu, Fang-Yu Wang

“…Observation is especially important for patients with a fecalith that may have originally existed in the appendix or in the colon near the appendix.…”
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Endoscopic clip-induced acute appendicitis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis: a case report with literature review by Daichi Yomogida, Yuhei Fujisawa, Akari Takeji, Yasuhito Takeda, Yoshiharu Tomita, Yukihiro Shirota

“…The patient underwent an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy, and an endoscopic clip covered by a fecalith was found in the appendix. Conclusion Endoscopic clips usually fall off spontaneously in approximately a week and pass through stool. …”
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Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children-Study of 331 Cases and Analysis of Outcome by Mumtaz H Khan , Naila Yaqub , Amna H Khan

“…Acute appendicitis was diagnosed on clinical basis supported by lab tests including leukocytosis and increased neutrophils count and occasionally by radiological studies including AXR showing fecalith, ultrasound abdomen showing free pelvic fluid and CT scan abdomen with thick walled or perforated appendix. …”
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Acute appendicitis in pediatric patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case series from a developing country’s tertiary hospital by Nurnaningsih, Nurnaningsih, Danudibroto, Gladys Indika, Rusmawatiningtyas, Desy, Kumara, Intan Fatah, Makrufardi, Firdian, Widowati, Titis

“…Second, obstruction of the appendiceal lumen is caused by mesenteric adenopathy, which in turn, is caused by COVID-19 infection, not fecalith. Third, hyperinflammatory response in MIS-C triggers inflammation in appendix. …”
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Complicated appendicitis increases the hospital length of stay by Abdulrahman Muaod Alotaibi, MD, Mohammed Alfawaz, MD, Lina Felemban, MD, Leena Moshref, MD, Rana Moshref, MD

“…The complicated appendicitis was significantly associated with increased age, pain duration, neutrophilia, high C-reactive protein, fecalith presence, and free fluid. The incidence rate of surgical site infection was 5.8% (identified in 26 patients). …”
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Caudal Duplication Syndrome Systematic Review—A Need for Better Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach and Follow-Up by Spătaru Radu-Iulian, Avino Adelaida, Iozsa Dan-Alexandru, Ivanov Monica, Serban Dragos, Tomescu Luminiţa Florentina, Cirstoveanu Cătălin

“…In all adult females, the motive of presentation was related to pregnancy (complications after successful delivery, fertility evaluation) or late complications (fecalith obstruction of the end-to-side colon anastomosis, repeated UTIs with renal scarring). …”
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COVID19 detection in appendix of acute appendicitis in a child: a case report and review of literature by Jun Kono, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Toshiharu Matsuura, Akihiko Tamaki, Junkichi Takemoto, Shinya Matsumoto, Taeko Hotta, Kenichi Kohashi, Yoshinao Oda, Tatsuro Tajiri

“…Computed tomography showed perforated appendicitis with a fecalith. The patient was admitted and laparoscopic appendectomy was successfully performed. …”
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