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Stercoral perforation in a patient with adult Hirschsprung's disease

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case report of a patient with adult Hirschsprung's disease, complicated by stercoral ulcer with perforation, is presented. Although infantile Hirschsprung's disease may occasionally result in bowel perforation, this complication is exceptional in the adult.

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  1. Departments of Surgery and Pathology, St. Michael's Hospital, Ste. 503, 55 Queen Street East, M5C 1R6, Toronto, Ontario

    Donald B. Munnings M.D., F.R.C.S. (C), Geoffrey W. Gardiner M.D., F.R.C.P. (C) &  Nicholas D. Colapinto M.D., F.R.C.S. (C)

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  1. Donald B. Munnings M.D., F.R.C.S. (C)
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Munnings, D.B., Gardiner, G.W. & Colapinto, N.D. Stercoral perforation in a patient with adult Hirschsprung's disease. Dis Colon Rectum 24, 526–528 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604314

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