A rare cause of the abdominal pain in a 48-year-old woman with a history of prior colon surgery

Jasbir Makker; Hafsa Abbas; Kishore Kumar; Peter Bhandari; Harish Patel

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2722

A rare cause of the abdominal pain in a 48-year-old woman with a history of prior colon surgery

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Feb 8;8(4):770-771. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2722. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Jasbir Makker¹, Hafsa Abbas¹, Kishore Kumar¹, Peter Bhandari², Harish Patel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology BronxCare Hospital Center a Clinical Affiliate of Mt Sinai Health Systems and Academic affiliate of Icahn School of Medicine Bronx New York.
² BronxCare Hospital Center a Clinical Affiliate of Mt Sinai Health Systems and Academic affiliate of Icahn School of Medicine Bronx New York.

Abstract

Fecal retention in the blind loop of end to side colonic anastomosis can lead to fecaloma without significant colonic distension. Imaging study and colonoscopy examination can assist in making a definite diagnosis. Revision surgery is the last choice when colonoscopic extraction fails.

Keywords: abdominal pain; colon mass; colonic surgery complications; fecaloma.