1 May 2013Case Report
Megacolon for a giant faecaloma with unlucky outcome Case report and review of the literature
Paolo Caiazzo 1Ciro Martino 1Giovanni Vecchio 1Pierpaolo Lascio 1Massimiliano Marasco 1Fabia Laviani 2Pio Tramutoli 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 U.O.C. di Chirurgia d’Urgenza, A.O.R. “S. Carlo”, Potenza, Italy
2 U.O. di Radiologia d’Urgenza, A.O.R. “S. Carlo”, Potenza, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2013, 84(3), 319-322;
Published: 1 May 2013
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Abstract
We herein report a case of megacolon with fecaloma in an 83-year-old man who presented with constipation, no intestinal occlusion, and a left hydroureteronephrosis, with A.S.A. 4. The patient asymptomatic, was treated Primariely with laxatives. During the conservative therapy the patient presented an abrupt abdominal distension with a bowel obstruction and abdominal compartment syndrome. After the laparotopy and a Hartmann left colon resection the patient died for cardiovascular and metabolic complications. The aim of this report is to give a brief review of this entity and discuss the treatment options for these cases.
Keywords
- Bowel obstruction
- Fecaloma
- Megacolon