ReviewInternational journal of emergency medicine2024
Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature.
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- An extremely rare case of stercoral colitis with a subsequent benign stricture: preoperative thin endoscopic assessment to optimize surgical extent.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Atypical Stercoral Colitis in Chronic Opioid Use With Concurrent Hepatic and Pulmonary Lesions.Cureus · 2026Article
- Urinary Obstruction Secondary to Fecal Impaction: An Unusual Presentation of Stercoral Colitis.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Cytomegalovirus-associated ulceration complicating immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Case Report: Massive rectal bleeding from stercoral ulcers in a pediatric patient.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Stercoral Colitis in an Elderly Patient With Bipolar Disorder: A Diagnostic Challenge.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Closed-Loop Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Stercoroma in a Young Adolescent: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- The "Fecal" breath: a case report of acute hypoxic respiratory failure from fecal aspiration with stercoral colitis in chronic constipation.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic burden of patients hospitalized for fecal impaction: a nationwide retrospective observational study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Observational
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- Impaired consciousness due to hypermagnesemia associated with stercoral colitis: report of a rare case.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Perforated Stercoral Ulceration of Transverse Colon in the Setting of Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- A giant fecaloma causing stercoral colitis secondary to aripiprazole and benztropine: A case report.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
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- Calcium polystyrene sulfonate-induced rectal ulcer causing E. coli native-valve infective endocarditis.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundStercoral colitis (SC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening inflammatory colitis caused by the accumulation of impacted fecal material. Despite reported associations with bowel perforation and high mortality rates, stercoral colitis remains a poorly defined and underrecognized diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVE OF THE REVIEW: This review aims to summarize and synthesize existing literature on SC to guide its recognition and management in the ED. DISCUSSION: SC primarily occurs in elderly or bedbound patients with chronic constipation; however, it does occur in younger patients with comorbidities at increased risk for fecal impaction. Patients may present acutely with abdominal pain and distension, but clinical presentation is often nonspecific and varied, and there are no established diagnostic criteria for SC to date. CT is therefore crucial for diagnosis, revealing key findings such as fecaloma, colonic dilatation, and fat stranding. Treatment depends on severity of illness, ranging from manual disimpaction and other conservative measures for most cases, to surgical intervention for complicated cases, such as stercoral perforation.
conclusionsSC can be a challenging diagnosis in the ED, often requiring multidisciplinary collaboration. Timely recognition and appropriate treatment are essential to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with this condition. Further research is needed to establish diagnostic criteria and clear management algorithms.
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