A Case of Stercoral Ulcer in the Proximal Colon.
- Author:
Seong Eun KIM
1
;
Sung Ae JUNG
;
Ki Nam SHIM
;
Jung Mi KWON
;
Ji Young PARK
;
Chang Yoon HA
;
Soo Hyun PARK
;
Kwon YOO
;
Il Hwan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jassa@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stercoral ulcer;
Fecal impaction
- MeSH:
Aged;
Colon*;
Constipation;
Fecal Impaction;
Feces;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane;
Ulcer*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;26(3):163-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Stercoral ulcer is the ulcerated colonic mucosa due to the pressure effects of hard, scybalous feces. It is a rare clinical entity that usually occurs in the elderly, or the bedridden patients with chronic constipation, and usually located in the rectosigmoid area. If stercoral ulcer is presented with fatal complications such as massive hemorrhage or perforation, emergent operation is needed. There has been very few reports of stercoral ulcer found in the proximal colon. We experienced an unusual case of stercoral ulcer in the proximal colon in a middle-aged woman who had not suffered any organic disease, and she recovered completely after medical conservative treatment only, so we report this case with a review of the literature.
