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Garisto, J. D., Campillo, L., Edwards, E., Harbour, M., & Ermocilla, R. (2009). Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report. Cases journal, 2(1), 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-127
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Garisto JD, Campillo L, Edwards E, Harbour M, Ermocilla R. Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Feb 05;2(1):127. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-127. PMID: 19196473; PMCID: PMC2642792.
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Cases J. 2009 Feb 05;2(1):127. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-127.

Giant fecaloma in a 12-year-old-boy: a case report.

Cases journal

Juan D Garisto, Luis Campillo, Errol Edwards, Mireya Harbour, Rufino Ermocilla

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital of Changuinola, Bocas Del Toro, Apartado 801912090, El Dorado, Republic of Panama. [email protected].

PMID: 19196473 PMCID: PMC2642792 DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-127

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fecaloma is a mass of feces accumulated that is much harder in consistency than a fecal impactation. The aim of this report is to give a brief review of this entity and discuss the treatment options for these cases.

CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 12-year-old boy who developed a fecaloma associated with chronic constipation. This is a rare case on a child which was treated by a sigmoid colectomy after failure of conservative measures of evacuation.

CONCLUSION: Fecaloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with history of chronic constipation and abdominal mass.

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