Garisto Juan D, Campillo Luis, Edwards Errol, Harbour Mireya, Ermocilla Rufino
Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital of Changuinola, Bocas Del Toro, Apartado 801912090, El Dorado, Republic of Panama.
Cases J. 2009 Feb 5;2(1):127. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-127.
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.
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.
Fecaloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with history of chronic constipation and abdominal mass.
粪石是积聚的粪便团块，其硬度远高于粪块嵌塞。本报告旨在对该病症进行简要综述，并探讨这些病例的治疗选择。
我们报告一例12岁男孩，其患有与慢性便秘相关的粪石。这是一例发生在儿童身上的罕见病例，在保守排便措施失败后接受了乙状结肠切除术治疗。
对于有慢性便秘病史和腹部肿块的患者，鉴别诊断时应考虑粪石。
