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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;82(2):125-7.
doi: 10.4174/jkss.2012.82.2.125. Epub 2012 Jan 27.

A stercoral perforation of the descending colon

Jeonghyun Kang  1 , Min Chung
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Case Reports

A stercoral perforation of the descending colon

Jeonghyun Kang et al. J Korean Surg Soc. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

This is a case report on a stercoral perforation of the descending colon that was not adequately treated in the first operation. Re-operation was required in order to revise the primary repair site and to remove the impacted fecaloma.

Keywords: Descending colon; Stercoral perforation.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Abdominopelvic computed tomography findings. (A) Extraluminal air bubbles (arrow) and focal thickening of colonic wall was observed. (B) Fecal impaction within transverse colon and descending colon in relation to the distension of the colonic lumen was found.
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