Case Report

Jejunal fecaloma as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report

Volume: 2 Number: 1 April 18, 2017
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Jejunal fecaloma as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report

Abstract

Fecalomas are usually found in the colon or the rectum. In adult ages, jejunal giant fecaloma is a very rare condition. It has been thought that there should be any kind of chronic diseases leading to the occurrence of such fecalomas at the unexpected localizations. In this case, it was aimed to present a 50-year-old male patient with small bowel obstruction caused by jejunal giant fecalomas. There was previous gastrojejunostomy with vagotomy as the peptic ulcer surgery 25 years ago. Jejunal resection was performed due to the presence of small necrotic areas on the affected segment caused by impacted jejunal fecaloma. Fecalomas may be considered as a differential diagnosis of small intestinal obstruction in a patient with previous peptic ulcer surgery.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Önder Karabay
İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 18, 2017

Submission Date

April 2, 2017

Acceptance Date

April 11, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Önder Karabay, Mustafa Genco Erdem, Mustafa Hasbahçeci. Jejunal fecaloma as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: A case report. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2017 Apr. 1;2(1):26-8. doi:10.25000/acem.303499