OBJECTIVE: Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. Our purpose was to describe the imaging findings of stercoral colitis and ulceration and to emphasize the potential serious clinical implications of the condition. CONCLUSION: Fecal impaction may lead to ischemic pressure necrosis and subsequent colonic perforation. In the appropriate clinical setting, the imaging findings that should prompt the radiologist to consider this diagnosis are the presence of fecal impaction, focal colonic wall thickening, and adjacent stranding of the fat. If the fecal impaction is not promptly relieved, the condition can lead to colonic perforation, peritonitis, and patient demise.
OBJECTIVE: Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. Our purpose was to describe the imaging findings of stercoral colitis and ulceration and to emphasize the potential serious clinical implications of the condition. CONCLUSION: Fecal impaction may lead to ischemic pressure necrosis and subsequent colonic perforation. In the appropriate clinical setting, the imaging findings that should prompt the radiologist to consider this diagnosis are the presence of fecal impaction, focal colonic wall thickening, and adjacent stranding of the fat. If the fecal impaction is not promptly relieved, the condition can lead to colonic perforation, peritonitis, and patient demise.
Authors: Nam Kyung Lee; Suk Kim; Seung Baek Hong; So Jeong Lee; Tae Un Kim; Hwaseong Ryu; Ji Won Lee; Jin You Kim; Hie Bum Suh Journal: Jpn J Radiol Date: 2019-12-17 Impact factor: 2.374
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