Fecal Impaction: What Is It, Causes, Treatment | Osmosis
2022年3月28日 · A fecal impaction, or fecaloma, is a large mass of hardened stool that accumulates in the colon or rectum and cannot be evacuated spontaneously. This condition can occur at all ages, but it is especially common in frail, elderly individuals and in children.
Fecal impaction - Wikipedia
Fecal impaction is a common result of neurogenic bowel dysfunction and causes immense discomfort and pain. Its treatment includes laxatives, enemas, and pulsed irrigation evacuation (PIE) as well as digital removal. It is not a condition that resolves without direct treatment. Symptoms of a fecal impaction include the following: [citation needed]
A plain x-ray of the abdomen (A: supine view, B: erect view) …
Introduction : Fecaloma is an accumulation of feces that has formed a mass and has failed to be expelled spontaneously. Because fecal matter is harder and firmer in the left side of colon, and...
Giant fecaloma in small bowel leading to obstruction being …
Fecaloma is a mass of hardened feces being impacted mostly in rectum and sigmoid. The most common sites of the fecaloma is the sigmoid colon and the rectum.
CT image. Fecalization of small bowel loops and increased wall ...
Fecalization of small bowel loops and increased wall thickness of a segment of the small intestine with mesenteric inflammation (white arrow) Fecalomas are usually found in the colon or the rectum....
Fecaloma | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Fecaloma is a mass of feces most frequently noted in the rectum and sigmoid, that is much harder than a fecal impactation due to coprostasis. Usually, the fecal matter accumulates in the intestine, then stagnates and increases in volume until the intestine becomes deformed and acquires characteristics similar to those of a tumor.
Fecaloma | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Large fecaloma measuring ~33 cm in length and up to 12.2 cm in width, dilating and obstructing the distal dolichosigma and rectum. The entire colon is full of gas and feces and is massively dilated. The kidneys are scarred.
Fecaloma | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
2022年8月25日 · A fecaloma is a mass of feces most frequently noted in the rectum and sigmoid colon, and is considered a severe/extreme form of fecal impaction. Clinical presentation Symptoms are non-specific and include constipation, abdominal pain, anorexia,...
Fecal impaction - WikEM
Anatomy of the anus and rectum. Pelvic CT scan showing a large fecal impaction (arrow). Stercoral colitis is CT finding caused by impacted fecal material causing pressure edema and ischemia on the bowel wall. Left untreated, the condition can lead to …
Fecal impaction: a systematic review of its medical complications
2016年1月11日 · Fecal impaction (FI) is a common problem in the elderly and other at-risk groups, such as patients with a neuro-psychiatric disease. It has been associated with medical problems and high morbi-mortality. A systematic review of this topic might be useful to improve the knowledge in this area and helpful to make an appropriate and early diagnosis.