
Fecalith is a concretion of dry compact feces or hard stony mass of faeces in the intestinal tract. Thoughappendicular fecoliths are commonly encountered, caecal fecoliths are rare entities. Fecoliths areamenable to conservative management with laxatives and enemas but surgical management preventsrecurrence. We present a case of 27 years old male who was diagnosed with acute appendicitis withperitonitis. He was intraoperatively diagnosed as gangrenous and perforated retrocaecal appendixwith multiple small fecaliths and a large fecalith on cecum with perforation. Appendectomy andprimary repair of caecal perforation done. Histological examination of perforated margin confirmedas an inflammatory lesion.
Adult, Male, Medicine (General), Case Report, Fecal Impaction, Appendix, Peritonitis, Appendicitis, appendicitis; case report; cecum; fecalith., Gangrene, R5-920, Intestinal Perforation, Acute Disease, Appendectomy, Cecal Diseases, Humans, Ultrasonography
Adult, Male, Medicine (General), Case Report, Fecal Impaction, Appendix, Peritonitis, Appendicitis, appendicitis; case report; cecum; fecalith., Gangrene, R5-920, Intestinal Perforation, Acute Disease, Appendectomy, Cecal Diseases, Humans, Ultrasonography
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