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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Diagnosis and treatment of giant colonic fecalith in a child: a case report.

Wei Su, Jing Chen, Yuxia Zhao, Pingping Xu, Jingwen Yuan, Chunqi Luo, Jie Liu, Baoxiang Wang

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Wei Su *Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jing Chen *Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yuxia ZhaoWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Pingping XuWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jingwen YuanWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chunqi LuoWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jie LiuWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Baoxiang WangWuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fecaliths are concretions composed of undigested or partially digested substances formed within the gastrointestinal lumen, potentially causing obstruction or partial obstruction. The most common type of fecalith is phytobezoar, composed of plant fibers. Due to their high cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin content, phytobezoars remain undigested within the stomach and intestines, causing blockage in the narrowest portions of the gastrointestinal tract. Obstructions caused by fecaliths typically occur in the stomach and small intestine, whereas colonic obstructions are rare, particularly in pediatric cases. In this study, we report for the first time a case of colonic obstruction caused by a giant fecalith measuring 6 cm × 6 cm, which was successfully managed by colonoscopy-assisted manual extraction under general anesthesia.

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colonic stonefecalithintestinal obstructionmanual extractionphytobezoar

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