Intussusception of the cecum with calcified fecaliths

Am J Gastroenterol. 1995 Feb;90(2):318-9.

Abstract

We treated a patient with a complete invagination of the cecum that contained two large laminated calcified fecaliths. Colonofiberscopy showed a dimpling submucosal tumor that was palpated as a bony hard tumor at laparotomy. This finding suggested that the fecaliths caused intussusception of the cecum and that such an intussusception should be suspected when a bony hard, dimpling submucosal tumor is found in the cecum. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a cecal invagination accompanied by calcified fecaliths without an appendical intussusception.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calculi / complications*
  • Cecal Diseases / complications*
  • Feces*
  • Humans
  • Intussusception / complications*
  • Male