|
 |
|
Case Report
| ||||||
| Giant faecolith as an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: A case report | ||||||
| Tahleesa Cuda1, Andrew Riddell2, David Clark3 | ||||||
|
1Colorectal Surgical Unit, General Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Department of Surgery, Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Queensland, Australia 3Work carried out at Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| ||||||
|
[HTML Full Text]
[PDF Full Text]
[Print This Article] [Similar article in PubMed] [Similar article in Google Scholar] |
| How to cite this article |
| Cuda T, Riddell A, Clark D. Giant faecolith as an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2018;9:100891Z01TC2018. |
|
ABSTRACT
|
|
Introduction: Causes of small bowel obstruction include adhesional, neoplastic, herniation, inflammatory, foreign body and congenital. However, uncommon causes such as a large obstructing faecolith are encountered on occasion. The timely diagnosis and intervention of small bowel obstruction are pertinent in minimising morbidity and mortality. Case Report: Herein, we present a rare cause for small bowel obstruction in a patient with a personal history of malignancy. A 68-year-old female presented with progressively increasing symptoms of partial obstruction including abdominal pain, distension and a palpable abdominal mass. Conclusion: The workup for small bowel obstruction must be systematic and encompass a multitude of different causes. Malignancy must be considered and excluded. Keywords: Gene and data base, Heŕmanský–Pudlák syndrome, Multiple skin cancer, Oculocutaneous albinism, Pulmonary fibrosis |
|
[HTML Full Text]
[PDF Full Text]
|
|
Acknowledgements We would like to thank our radiology and pathology departments for providing these images. |
|
Author Contributions
Tahleesa Cuda – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Andrew Riddell – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published David Clark – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
|
Guarantor of Submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
|
Source of Support
None |
|
Consent Statement
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this study. |
|
Conflict of Interest
Author declares no conflict of interest. |
|
Copyright
© 2018 Tahleesa Cuda et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
|
|