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Fecal Impaction

Aka: Fecal Impaction
  1. See Also
    1. Constipation
  2. Definition
    1. Firm immovable stool in rectum or distal colon
  3. Risk factors
    1. Elderly
    2. Immobile patients
  4. Symptoms
    1. Constipation
    2. Diarrhea
      1. Frequent passage of small loose or liquid stools
      2. Results from leakage of stool around the impaction
  5. Signs
    1. Firm, immovable mass of stool on rectal exam
  6. Differential Diagnosis
    1. See Constipation Causes
  7. Management
    1. Disimpaction with rectal exam
    2. Warm water or saline lavage
      1. Instill by rectal tube or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
    3. Mineral Oil enema (or oral if no risk of aspiration)
    4. Dilatation of anus under general anesthesia

Fecal Impaction (C0015734)

Definition (HHC) Feces wedged in intestine.
Definition (MSH) Formation of a firm impassable mass of stool in the RECTUM or distal COLON.
Concepts Finding (T033)
MSH D005244
ICD9 560.32
ICD10 K56.41
SnomedCT 263880007, 44635007, 67409000, 27666002, 62851005, 155782005, 266524003
English Impaction, fecal, Scybalum, FECAL IMPACTION, IMPACTION FECAL, COPROSTASIS, FAECAL IMPACTION, FECES, IMPACTED, Fecalith, Faecalith, Scybala, Stool impaction, Coprostasis, fecal impaction (diagnosis), fecal impaction, impacted with stool, impacted with feces, fecal impaction (physical finding), Coprolith, Stercolith, Faecalith (morphologic abnormality), fecal impaction was discovered, Fecal impaction NOS, Impaction fecal, STOOL IMPACTED, Fecal Impaction [Disease/Finding], rndx fecal impaction, rndx fecal impaction (diagnosis), impacted stools, fecal impactions, feces impacted, impacted faeces, impacted feces, impacted stool, Fecal impaction (excl obstruction), Impaction faecal, Faecal impaction (excl obstruction), Impaction, Fecal, Fecal Impaction, Fecal impaction of rectum, Faecal impaction, Fecal impaction, Impacted faeces, Impacted feces, Impacted stool in rectum, Faecal impaction of rectum, Faeces - impacted, Fecal impaction (disorder), Fecal impaction (morphologic abnormality), Feces - impacted, coprolith, coprostasis, fecal; impaction, fecalith, impaction; fecal, stercolith, Scybalum (morphologic abnormality), Faecal impaction (excluding obstruction), Fecal impaction (excluding obstruction), faecal impaction
Italian Coprolito, Impatto fecale (ostruzione esclusa), Impatto fecale NAS, Impatto fecale, Coprostasi, Stercolito, Fecaloma
Dutch fecale impactie NAO, impactie fecaal, fecale impactie (excl. obstructie), fecale impactie, coprostase, stercoliet, coproliet, faecaal; impactie, impactie; faecaal, fecoliet, Faecoliet, Feces, geïmpacteerde, Geïmpacteerde feces
French Fécalome (excl obstruction), Fécalithe, Matières fécales impactées, Impaction fécale (excl occlusion), Impaction fécale SAI, Coprostase, RETENTION DE MATIERES FECALES, Stercolithe, Coprolithe, Fécalome, Impaction fécale
German gestauter Kot, Kotstau ( ausschl Obstruktion), Kotstau NNB, Kotstau, Koprostase, Stauung, Kot, Kotstau (ausschl Obstruktion), Koprolith, Sterkolith, KOPROSTASE, Kotstein, Stuhlimpaktion
Portuguese Impactação fecal, Impactação fecal NE, Impactação fecal (excl. obstrução), Coprólito, Retenção de fezes, Coprostase, RETENCAO DE MATERIAS FECAIS, Estercólito, Fecalito, Impactação Fecal, Impacção Fecal
Spanish Impactación fecal, Heces impactadas, Impactación fecal (excl obstrucción), Impactación fecal NEOM, Impacted faeces, Faeces - impacted, Impacted feces, Feces - impacted, Fecalith, Faecalith, Coprostasis, Coprolito, Estercolito, IMPACTACION FECAL, escíbalo (anomalía morfológica), escíbalo, impactación fecal del recto (trastorno), impactación fecal del recto, impactación fecal, retención fecal (anomalía morfológica), retención fecal, Fecalito, Impactación Fecal, Impactacion Fecal
Japanese 宿便ＮＯＳ, 宿便（閉塞を除く）, ｼｭｸﾍﾞﾝ, ｼｭｸﾍﾞﾝﾍｲｿｸｦﾉｿﾞｸ, ﾌﾝｾｷ, ｼｭｸﾍﾞﾝNOS, 腸石(糞石), 糞石, 腸結石(糞石), 宿便, 結石-糞便
Swedish Fekal klumpbildning
Czech feces - nahromadění, Zaklíněná stolice NOS, Skybala, Zaklíněná stolice, Koprostáze, Sterkolit, Zaklíněná stolice (kromě obstrukce), Koprolit
Finnish Ulostekovettuma
Russian KALOVYE KAMNI, KALOVYE MASSY UPLOTNENNYE, FEKAL'NYE ZAKUPORKI, KALOVYE ZAKUPORKI, КАЛОВЫЕ ЗАКУПОРКИ, КАЛОВЫЕ КАМНИ, КАЛОВЫЕ МАССЫ УПЛОТНЕННЫЕ, ФЕКАЛЬНЫЕ ЗАКУПОРКИ
Polish Zaleganie stolca, Wklinowanie kałowe, Kamień kałowy
Hungarian Faecolith, Faeces impactio, Coprostasis, Coprolith, Széklet beékelődés, Faeces impactio k.m.n., Széklet impactio (kivéve obstructio), Faeces impactio (kivéve obstructio), Impactált faeces, Faecalis impactio, Fecalith, Faeces beékelődés, Stercolith
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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