Fatal stercoral ulcer perforation: case report
Stercoral ulcers result from severe, prolonged constipation. Stercoral ulcer perforation is a rare event resulting in severe peritonitis and has a very high associated mortality rate. We describe a 78-year-old man with severe constipation associated with stercoral ulcer perforation undiagnosed prior...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 1996-03, Vol.17 (1), p.58-60 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Stercoral ulcers result from severe, prolonged constipation. Stercoral ulcer perforation is a rare event resulting in severe peritonitis and has a very high associated mortality rate. We describe a 78-year-old man with severe constipation associated with stercoral ulcer perforation undiagnosed prior to autopsy. |
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| ISSN: | 0195-7910 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00000433-199603000-00010 |