'Ball valve' small bowel obstruction caused by a large caecal faecolith.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
; 103(2): e69-e71, 2021 Feb.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33185474
ABSTRACT
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cecal Diseases
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Laparoscopy
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Lithiasis
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Ileal Diseases
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Intestinal Obstruction
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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