Sigmoid Colonic Perforation with Faecal Peritonitis due to Faecaloma

Authors

  • Ibrahim Khalil Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar, Dhaka
  • Deb Proshad Paul Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar, Dhaka
  • Kazi Shohel Iqbal Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar, Dhaka
  • Debashish Das Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v4i3.20959

Keywords:

Sigmoid colonic perforation, Faecaloma, Pneumoperitoneum, Laparotomy

Abstract

Colon perforation is an uncommon event usually caused by malignancy, diverticular disease, amoebic colitis, steroid therapy, trauma and ulcerative colitis, but stercoral perforation is very rare. Severe chronic constipation is considered to be the main causative factor in development of stercoral perforation of colon. Sometimes it can also produce catastrophic complications like colonic obstruction, faecal peritonitis and septicaemia. We report a rare case of sigmoid colonic perforation with faecal peritonitis and pneumoperitonium due to faecaloma which was diagnosed after exploratory laparotomy.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v4i3.20959

J Enam Med Col 2014; 4(3): 188-190

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Published

2014-11-25

How to Cite

Khalil, I., Paul, D. P., Iqbal, K. S., & Das, D. (2014). Sigmoid Colonic Perforation with Faecal Peritonitis due to Faecaloma. Journal of Enam Medical College, 4(3), 188–190. https://doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v4i3.20959

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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