Fecal Impaction

09/01/2002 - "The 3-day administration of PEG 3350 is safe and effective in the treatment of childhood fecal impaction at doses of 1 and 1.5 g/kg per day."
09/01/2002 - "To investigate the efficacy and safety of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 in the treatment of childhood fecal impaction. "
09/01/2002 - "Dose response of PEG 3350 for the treatment of childhood fecal impaction."
12/01/2009 - "We hypothesized that enemas and polyethylene glycol (PEG) would be equally effective in treating rectal fecal impaction (RFI) but enemas would be less well tolerated and colonic transit time (CTT) would improve during disimpaction. "
02/01/2012 - "This study aimed to compare efficacy of enema versus polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 for pediatric fecal impaction treatment. "

05/01/2015 - "The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution vs polyethylene glycol-3350 for the treatment of fecal impaction in pediatric patients. "
05/01/2015 - "Comparison of Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Solution vs Polyethylene Glycol-3350 for the Treatment of Fecal Impaction in Pediatric Patients."
05/01/2015 - "Patients were included in the study if they were admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of fecal impaction or constipation and were treated with either polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution (PEG-ES) or polyethylene glycol-3350 (PEG-3350). "

10/01/2003 - "The efficacy of erythromycin was assessed in the treatment of 14 children aged 4 to 13 years with refractory chronic constipation, and presenting megarectum and fecal impaction. "

07/01/1997 - "GoLytely oral solution effectively relieved fecal impaction in 10 patients refractory to conventional medical treatment."
07/01/1997 - "We describe the use of GoLytely oral solution in 10 patients admitted to a community hospital and referred to a single gastroenterologist for fecal impaction refractory to conventional medical treatment. "
07/01/1997 - "Use of oral GoLytely solution in relief of refractory fecal impaction."

12/01/1990 - "The scout film of the abdomen often reveals colonic distension and fecal impaction, so that it may be quite difficult to prepare adequately the patients for a barium enema. "
08/01/1995 - "Aided by the use of excellent figures, it is our intent to inform physicians that they should consider fecal impaction as a cause for bilateral ureteral hydronephrosis in predisposed patients, and also the necessity of purging the GI tract of residual barium following radiologic studies."
08/01/1995 - "We present an interesting case report of the second adult female reported to suffer from bilateral ureteral hydronephrosis, secondary to a fecal impaction, and the first caused by complications from residual barium. "
08/01/1995 - "Barium and fecal impaction: an unusual case of bilateral hydronephrosis."
07/01/1986 - "In a patient undergoing double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) for evaluation of recent onset of diarrhea, a curvilinear strand of calcifications outlining a filling defect of the cecum, initially thought to represent a neoplasm, later was discovered to be due to precipitation and organization of orally ingested calcium in an adherent fecalith. "

01/01/2009 - "We conducted a study in a southern California desert to understand how feral horse movements and horse feces impacted this arid ecosystem. "

08/01/2008 - "Treatment options include percutaneous, open, or laparoscopic drainage of the abscess and retrieval of the fecalith, as antibiotics and drainage alone are usually insufficient. "
10/01/2012 - "The traditional pathogenesis model posits that low dietary fiber predisposes to diverticulosis, and fecalith obstruction prompts acute diverticulitis that is managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics or surgery. "
11/01/1989 - "Urinary tract infections treated with antibiotics in the patients with fecal impaction and diarrhea almost were twice as frequent as in patients with other causes of diarrhea or patients with no diarrhea. "

08/01/1989 - "The association of fecal impaction and verapamil in a patient with scleroderma."
12/30/1982 - "Intravenous calcium for fecal impaction secondary to verapamil."

07/01/1990 - "The findings imply that bacteria do not play any major role in the regulation of collagen metabolism in the colonic wall, neither under normal conditions nor in the strained situation with colonic obstruction and fecal impaction."
03/01/2000 - "Conditions associated with fecal incontinence include diarrheal states, fecal impaction, idiopathic neurologic injury, surgical and obstetric injury, pelvic trauma, collagen vascular disease, and neurologic impairment related to stroke, diabetes, or multiple sclerosis. "

12/30/1982 - "Intravenous calcium for fecal impaction secondary to verapamil."
07/01/1986 - "In a patient undergoing double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) for evaluation of recent onset of diarrhea, a curvilinear strand of calcifications outlining a filling defect of the cecum, initially thought to represent a neoplasm, later was discovered to be due to precipitation and organization of orally ingested calcium in an adherent fecalith. "

10/01/2015 - "Enemas administered high up in the rectum are safe in all, and effective in a majority of patients for the management of fecal impaction in children. "
07/01/2015 - "Most fecalomas are successfully removed by conservative treatment with laxatives, enemas and rectal evacuation to relieve fecal impaction. "
12/01/2009 - "Regular use of enemas to avoid rectal fecal impaction does not improve rectal compliance in pediatric FC."
02/01/2003 - "Older children with substantial fecal impaction required 2 weeks of preoperative saline enema. "
07/01/2000 - "Contrast enema showed massive dilated and aperistaltic rectosigmoid colon with fecal impaction. "

06/01/2007 - "Using a colonoscope and a water-jet probe, the fecalith was broken up; the ileus then improved and the patient was able to take oral fluids. "

09/01/2012 - "Five staff pediatric surgeons prospectively enrolled patients in the study at the time of appendectomy if the following five criteria were met: gray or black discoloration of the appendiceal wall; absence of fecalith outside the appendix; absence of visible hole in the appendix; absence of gross purulence or fibrinous exudate remote from the appendix; and absence of intraoperative appendiceal leak. "
05/01/2008 - "A fecalith was present on the initial radiologic studies of 36% of the patients who had interval appendectomies, and the appendix was perforated significantly sooner in these patients when compared to those without a fecalith (91 vs 150 hours; P = .036). "
04/01/2015 - "Presence of extraluminal air bubbles, increased wall thickness, and intraluminal fecalith should increase suspicion for perforation and are highly correlated with outcomes after appendectomy. "
04/01/2013 - "A 1.5-cm fecalith was detected in the appendix lumen and appendectomy was performed."
05/01/2008 - "An expedient appendectomy should therefore be performed in the pediatric patient with a radiologic evidence of fecalith."

05/01/2003 - "Two of the most common causes are fecal impaction (especially in nursing home patients) and rectosphincter dysfunction in people with diabetes."
01/01/2000 - "The objective of this study was to examine the association of fecal impaction and urinary retention in an elderly nursing home population. "
01/01/2000 - "The association of fecal impaction and urinary retention in elderly nursing home patients."
08/01/2011 - "The authors present the case of an elderly, nonverbal nursing home resident with dementia who developed fecal impaction, despite interventions such as enema. "

01/01/2014 - "Stent obstruction due to fecal impaction was seen in one case. "
12/01/2012 - "During the follow-up period a repeat colonoscopy was needed in 31% of the patients for recurrent symptoms of obstruction due to fecal impaction (19%), tumor growth (8%), or stent dislodgment (4%). "
12/01/2011 - "The overall complication rate was 7.8% (13/167), including perforation in 3% (5/167), stent migration in 1.2% (2/167), bleeding in 0.6% (1/167), persistent colonic obstruction in 1.8% (3/167), and stent occlusion due to fecal impaction in 1.2% (2/167). "
10/01/1998 - "Complications developed in 10 (42%) patients: Two (8%) patients had mild rectal bleeding; three (12%), abdominal pain; two (8%), malpositioning of the stent; two (8%), pseudo-obstructive episodes due to fecal impaction; and one (4%), occlusive tumor ingrowth into the stent lumen. "