Stercoral perforation of the normal colon: report of five cases

A series of five consecutive patients with stercoral perforation of the colon is presented. Four of the patients had free perforation and one had an abscess between the splenic flexure, spleen and surrounding organs, a yet unreported entity. All patients underwent emergency surgery including Iaparos...

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Main Authors: Nadko Velitchkov, Julian Losanoff, Kirien Kjossev, Georgi Grigorov, Meglena Vezdarova, Gueno Kirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801996000600007&lng=en&tlng=en