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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2025

Fecaloma in Chronic Opioid-induced Constipation: A Fatal Case of Stercoral Colitis.

Claudia Georges, Simardeep Singh, Eskandar Alex Yazaji

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Claudia GeorgesDepartment of Medicine, MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Program, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Simardeep SinghDepartment of Medicine, MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Program, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Eskandar Alex YazajiDepartment of Medicine, MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Program, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stercoral colitis (SC) is a rare and potentially lethal condition characterized by severe colonic inflammation resulting from fecal impaction. This disorder is more prevalent among the elderly and vulnerable groups, especially those on chronic opioids. Our case study involves a 56-year-old male with a history of chronic opioid use who faced an acute colonic obstruction due to longstanding constipation. Despite receiving surgical treatment, the patient dies from ischemic bowel complications and multiorgan failure. The case accentuates the complexities of diagnosing and treating stercoral colitis, highlighting the critical need for early identification and proactive therapeutic intervention to prevent fatal outcomes.

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Chronic constipationColonic obstructionFecal impactionFecalomaHeroin dependencyIschemic colitisOpioid-induced constipationStercoral colitis

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PMID41789210
PMCPMC12959118

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