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{{SK}} a tumor made of [[feces]]; fecalith; coprolith; stones made of feces


==Overview==
==Overview==
A '''fecaloma''' (meaning a tumor made of [[feces]], also called '''fecalith''' and '''coprolith''', i.e., stones made of feces) is a hardening of feces into stones of varying size inside the [[Colon (anatomy)|colon]],
A '''fecaloma''' (meaning ) is a hardening of feces into stones of varying size inside the [[Colon (anatomy)|colon]],


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
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==Cuases==
==Cuases==
, such as in [[megacolon]] and chronic [[constipation]]. Some diseases, such as [[Chagas disease]], [[Hirschsprung's disease]] and others provoke the destruction of the [[autonomic nervous system]] inside the colon's [[mucosa]] ([[Auerbach's plexus]]) and may cause extremely large (giant) fecalomas, which must be surgically removed (disimpaction). Normally, however, fecalomas can be manually disimpacted or by passing colonic tubes ([[catheter]]s which carry a flow of disimpaction fluid (solvent).
*[[Megacolon]] and chronic [[constipation]]
 
Some diseases, such as [[Chagas disease]], [[Hirschsprung's disease]] and others provoke the destruction of the [[autonomic nervous system]] inside the colon's [[mucosa]] ([[Auerbach's plexus]]) and may cause extremely large (giant) fecalomas, which must be surgically removed (disimpaction). Normally, however, fecalomas can be manually disimpacted or by passing colonic tubes ([[catheter]]s which carry a flow of disimpaction fluid (solvent).


==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: a tumor made of feces; fecalith; coprolith; stones made of feces

Overview

A fecaloma (meaning ) is a hardening of feces into stones of varying size inside the colon,

Pathophysiology

A fecaloma occurs whenever chronic obstruction of transit of feces occurs.

Cuases

Some diseases, such as Chagas disease, Hirschsprung's disease and others provoke the destruction of the autonomic nervous system inside the colon's mucosa (Auerbach's plexus) and may cause extremely large (giant) fecalomas, which must be surgically removed (disimpaction). Normally, however, fecalomas can be manually disimpacted or by passing colonic tubes (catheters which carry a flow of disimpaction fluid (solvent).

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Fecal impaction may have severe and even lethal effects, such as the rupture of the colon's walls by acute angles of the fecalomas (stercoral perforation), followed by septicemia. A fecolith is also usually the cause of acute appendicitis.

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References

Creason N, Sparks D. Fecal impaction: a review. Nurs Diagn. 2000 Jan-Mar;11(1):15-23. Review. PMID 10847055 it:Fecaloma

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