Intussusception of the cecum with calcified fecaliths.
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.
Department of Surgery, Yatsuo General Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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Kimura
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Satou
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Takahashi
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Kurachi
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Fujii
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Nakanishi
D000368:Aged; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male