Stercoraceous perforations of the colon. 2 unusual presentations
Marti, M.C.; Cochet, B.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 108(37): 1421-1424
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7672 PMID: 705296 Document Number: 127137
Two cases of stercoraceous perforation of the colon are described in a psychiatric patient and a hemodialysis patient. The unusual symptomatology was acute respiratory failure with hypovolemic shock in one case and acute rectal bleeding in the other. The etiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment are discussed.