Fatal stercoral ulcer perforation: case report.
Stercoral ulcers result from severe, prolonged constipation. Stercoral ulcer perforation is a rare event resulting in severe peritonitis and has a very high associated mortality rate. We describe a 78-year-old man with severe constipation associated with stercoral ulcer perforation undiagnosed prior to autopsy.
deJong
J L
JL
Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center, USA.
Cohle
S D
SD
Busse
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D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000473:pathology*