Significant morbidity and mortality associated with fecal impaction in patients who present to the emergency department

BACKGROUND: Fecal impaction (FI) is defined by a large mass of stool in the rectum and/or colon that is unable to be evacuated. No literature to date details demographics and outcomes in a sizeable sample of FI patients in the United States. AIMS: The present study aims to develop knowledge of FI by...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dig Dis Sci
Hauptverfasser: Sommers, Thomas, Petersen, Travis, Singh, Prashant, Rangan, Vikram, Hirsch, William, Katon, Jesse, Ballou, Sarah, Cheng, Vivian, Friedlander, Daniel, Nee, Judy, Lembo, Anthony, Iturrino, Johanna
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2018
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6499648/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30535766
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5394-8
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