Department of General Surgery, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Upton, Wirral, UK.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Feb;103(2):e69-e71. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7006. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical presentation, but intestinal faecoliths are rarely reported as a cause. A 75-year-old woman presented with small bowel obstruction from a large faecolith lodged in the caecum. This required removal at laparoscopy-assisted surgery. This case highlights the need to deal promptly with symptomatic intestinal faecoliths as they are unlikely to pass spontaneously and are prone to cause acute obstruction.
小肠梗阻是一种常见的外科病症,但肠粪石作为其病因很少见。一位 75 岁女性因盲肠内大粪石嵌顿引起小肠梗阻就诊。该粪石需通过腹腔镜辅助手术取出。本病例强调了及时处理有症状的肠粪石的必要性,因为粪石不太可能自行排出,且易引起急性梗阻。