title: Chronic Constipation and Its Complications: An Interesting Finding to an Otherwise Commonplace Problem.
abstract: Background. Fecalomas are hard dense masses separate from surrounding fecal material or bowel contents. This case report intends to provide a brief review of the literature and differential diagnosis for a pelvic mass in a pediatric patient. Case Presentation. The patient is a 5-year-old male presenting with worsening constipation and stool leakage over several months, found to have a rare calcified pelvic mass on abdominal X-ray consistent with a fecaloma. Conclusion. Fecalomas should be considered on the differential diagnosis of pediatric patients who present with chronic constipation and a calcified pelvic mass.
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Shahnaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghahremani
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Soni C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chawla
keywords: abdominal mass; constipation; fecaloma; pelvic calcification; pelvic mass