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Fecal impaction

MedGen UID:
8800
Concept ID:
C0015734
Finding
Synonyms: Fecal Impaction; Impaction, Fecal
SNOMED CT: Fecal impaction (67409000); Feces - impacted (44635007); Impacted feces (44635007); Fecal impaction (44635007)

Definition

Formation of a firm impassable mass of stool in the RECTUM or distal COLON. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Richardson C
Emerg Med Pract 2024 Mar 1;26(3):1-24. PMID: 38393953
Mulhem E, Khondoker F, Kandiah S
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):469-478. PMID: 35559625
Mounsey A, Raleigh M, Wilson A
Am Fam Physician 2015 Sep 15;92(6):500-4. PMID: 26371734

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Louwagie V, Steinman MD, Wang MH
JAAPA 2023 May 1;36(5):19-22. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000923532.69484.95. PMID: 37043720
Usumoto Y, Pollanen MS
Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2022 Jun;18(2):201-204. Epub 2021 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s12024-021-00438-1. PMID: 34735683
CODA Collaborative, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Foster CS, Schaetzel SM, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Moran GJ, Saltzman D, Alam HB, Park PK, Kao LS, Thompson CM, Self WH, Yu JT, Wiebusch A, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Krishnadasan A, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Talan DA
N Engl J Med 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1907-1919. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320. PMID: 33017106
Hussain ZH, Whitehead DA, Lacy BE
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2014 Sep;16(9):404. doi: 10.1007/s11894-014-0404-2. PMID: 25119877
Wrenn K
N Engl J Med 1989 Sep 7;321(10):658-62. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198909073211007. PMID: 2671728

Diagnosis

Mulhem E, Khondoker F, Kandiah S
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):469-478. PMID: 35559625
Lohsiriwat V
World J Gastroenterol 2016 Jul 14;22(26):5867-78. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i26.5867. PMID: 27468181Free PMC Article
Mounsey A, Raleigh M, Wilson A
Am Fam Physician 2015 Sep 15;92(6):500-4. PMID: 26371734
Hussain ZH, Whitehead DA, Lacy BE
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2014 Sep;16(9):404. doi: 10.1007/s11894-014-0404-2. PMID: 25119877
Sinclair M
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2011 Oct;15(4):436-45. Epub 2010 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.07.007. PMID: 21943617

Therapy

Mulhem E, Khondoker F, Kandiah S
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):469-478. PMID: 35559625
Golden DL, Freedman ZS, Hennessy CL, Wright R, Katz AR
Am J Emerg Med 2021 May;43:288.e5-288.e7. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.070. PMID: 33036857
CODA Collaborative, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Foster CS, Schaetzel SM, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Moran GJ, Saltzman D, Alam HB, Park PK, Kao LS, Thompson CM, Self WH, Yu JT, Wiebusch A, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Krishnadasan A, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Talan DA
N Engl J Med 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1907-1919. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320. PMID: 33017106
Larkin PJ, Cherny NI, La Carpia D, Guglielmo M, Ostgathe C, Scotté F, Ripamonti CI; ESMO Guidelines Committee
Ann Oncol 2018 Oct 1;29(Suppl 4):iv111-iv125. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy148. PMID: 30016389
Lee-Robichaud H, Thomas K, Morgan J, Nelson RL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jul 7;(7):CD007570. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007570.pub2. PMID: 20614462

Prognosis

Mulhem E, Khondoker F, Kandiah S
Am Fam Physician 2022 May 1;105(5):469-478. PMID: 35559625
CODA Collaborative, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Foster CS, Schaetzel SM, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Moran GJ, Saltzman D, Alam HB, Park PK, Kao LS, Thompson CM, Self WH, Yu JT, Wiebusch A, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Krishnadasan A, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Talan DA
N Engl J Med 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1907-1919. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320. PMID: 33017106
Nevo A, Mano R, Livne PM, Sivan B, Ben-Meir D
Urology 2014 Dec;84(6):1475-9. Epub 2014 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.08.020. PMID: 25440826
Gallagher P, O'Mahony D
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(6):875-87. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.09.001. PMID: 19942165
Spinzi GC
Dig Dis 2007;25(2):160-5. doi: 10.1159/000099481. PMID: 17468552

Clinical prediction guides

de Sillos MD, Chiba SM, Soares ACF, Gomes CET, de Morais MB
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021 Sep 1;73(3):319-324. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003202. PMID: 34128499
CODA Collaborative, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Foster CS, Schaetzel SM, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Moran GJ, Saltzman D, Alam HB, Park PK, Kao LS, Thompson CM, Self WH, Yu JT, Wiebusch A, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Krishnadasan A, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Talan DA
N Engl J Med 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1907-1919. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320. PMID: 33017106
Mínguez M, López Higueras A, Júdez J
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2016 Dec;108(12):790-806. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4571/2016. PMID: 27871178
Gallagher P, O'Mahony D
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(6):875-87. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2009.09.001. PMID: 19942165
Abhyankar A, Carcani-Rathwell I, Clayden G
BMJ Clin Evid 2006 Oct 1;2006 PMID: 19454102

Recent systematic reviews

Green J, Carroll W, Gilchrist FJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 3;8(8):CD012798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012798.pub2. PMID: 30075058Free PMC Article
Serrano Falcón B, Barceló López M, Mateos Muñoz B, Álvarez Sánchez A, Rey E
BMC Geriatr 2016 Jan 11;16:4. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0162-5. PMID: 26754969Free PMC Article
Chakravartty S, Chang A, Nunoo-Mensah J
Colorectal Dis 2013 Aug;15(8):930-5. doi: 10.1111/codi.12123. PMID: 23331762
Lee-Robichaud H, Thomas K, Morgan J, Nelson RL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jul 7;(7):CD007570. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007570.pub2. PMID: 20614462
Abhyankar A, Carcani-Rathwell I, Clayden G
BMJ Clin Evid 2006 Oct 1;2006 PMID: 19454102

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