title: Fatal stercoral ulcer perforation: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: deJong
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cohle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Busse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000473:pathology*