Journal article
Fecal impaction as a cause of acute lower limb ischemia
The American journal of gastroenterology, Vol.90(11), pp.2055-2057
1995
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1995.tb10196.x
PMID: 7485025
Abstract
Acute lower extremity ischemia secondary to fecal impaction has not been previously reported. Herein, we report the case of an elderly man who was referred to our medical center with an acutely ischemic right lower extremity and a possible abdominal aortic aneurysm. The suspicious abdominal mass noted by his local physician was found to be a large fecal impaction of the rectosigmoid which, by direct pressure, was compressing and occluding the right common iliac artery. After disimpaction, there was complete resolution of the vascular symptoms and signs in the right lower extremity.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Fecal impaction as a cause of acute lower limb ischemia
- Creators
- J. J HOBALLAH - Univ. Iowa hosp. clin., dep. surgery, vascular surgery sect., Iowa City IA 52242-1086, United StatesR. T. A CHALMERS - Univ. Iowa hosp. clin., dep. surgery, vascular surgery sect., Iowa City IA 52242-1086, United StatesW. J SHARP - Univ. Iowa hosp. clin., dep. surgery, vascular surgery sect., Iowa City IA 52242-1086, United StatesJ. B STOKES - Univ. Iowa hosp. clin., dep. surgery, vascular surgery sect., Iowa City IA 52242-1086, United StatesJ. D CORSON - Univ. Iowa hosp. clin., dep. surgery, vascular surgery sect., Iowa City IA 52242-1086, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of gastroenterology, Vol.90(11), pp.2055-2057
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing; Oxford
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1995.tb10196.x
- PMID
- 7485025
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
- eISSN
- 1572-0241
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1995
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051718702771
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