Abstract
The case of a patient with colonic obstruction secondary to impaction of a large calcified fecolith is presented. Clinical features, radiographic findings and treatment are described and the literature is reviewed.
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Nee, J.M. Colonic obstruction secondary to impaction of a large calcified fecolith. Dis Colon Rectum 26, 677–678 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553343
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553343