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</script>SUMMARYConstipation is prevalent among geriatrics living in nursing homes. This is a problem particularly among those with limited mobility and under multiple medications for various illnesses. We report a patient who suffered a stercoral perforation of the rectosigmoid colon as a direct complication of constipation. It is our hope that this report will make readers, especially those whose primary duty is the care of geriatrics, aware of such a disease entity.
Geriatrics, RC952-954.6, rupture, rectum, constipation, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Geriatrics, RC952-954.6, rupture, rectum, constipation, Geriatrics and Gerontology
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