Citation: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2021, 103(2), e69-e71. Epub 2020 Nov 13
Author: Sharma S, Majeed T, Solomon J, Guy R
Abstract: Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical presentation, but intestinal faecoliths are rarely reported as a cause. A 75-year-old woman presented with small bowel obstruction from a large faecolith lodged in the caecum. This required removal at laparoscopy-assisted surgery. This case highlights the need to deal promptly with symptomatic intestinal faecoliths as they are unlikely to pass spontaneously and are prone to cause acute obstruction.
Keywords: Faecolith; Intestinal obstruction.
Tuesday 23 February 2021
WUTH publication: 'Ball valve' small bowel obstruction caused by a large caecal faecolith
