Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2020

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Volume

3

First Page

1

Last Page

4

DOI of Original Publication

10.1093/jscr/rjaa047

Comments

Originally published at https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa047.

Funded in part by the VCU Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.

Date of Submission

August 2020

Abstract

Chronic constipation is a common cause of morbidity in the elderly and institutionalized population. It can be associated with significant morbidity and socioeconomical burden. Chronic resistance constipation can rarely be associated with megarectum. Herein, we present the case of a patient with physical and mental disability that presented with refractory constipation associated with extreme stool burden and a massive megarectum. We discuss chronic constipation in the elderly population, its etiologies and diagnostic work-up including surgical options. The management of chronic constipation with megarectum should be on a case-by-case basis.

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© The Author(s) 2020. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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