title: Stercoral perforation associated with parathyroid adenoma.
abstract: We describe the case of a patient who presented with stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon in association with hypercalcaemia caused by a parathyroid adenoma. Colonic resection was followed by successful parathyroidectomy and resulted in a satisfactory outcome. This unusual association is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*