Sigmoid volvulus caused by a large faecalith. Case report

Acta Chir Belg. 2009 Jul-Aug;109(4):504-6. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680470.

Abstract

We describe a case in which the presence of a large faecalith in a 43-year-old man was the probable cause of a sigmoid volvulus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fecal Impaction / complications*
  • Fecal Impaction / diagnostic imaging
  • Fecal Impaction / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Volvulus / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Volvulus / etiology*
  • Intestinal Volvulus / surgery
  • Male
  • Sigmoid Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Sigmoid Diseases / etiology*
  • Sigmoid Diseases / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed