title: Emergency sub total colectomy for chronic constipation.
abstract: Severe chronic constipation presents a significant management problem which may, occasionally, necessitate surgical intervention. Rarely emergency surgery is required and we report a case in which emergency subtotal colectomy was indicated to treat faecal peritonitis secondary to stercoral ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Brombacher
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003248:Constipation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology