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"Complications"
"Faecoliths differ in their presentation based on size and location and may first be detected with the occurrence of severe complications. Initial symptoms commonly include pain due to the partial or complete obstruction of a lumen; constipation is common but may be disguised by the presence of overflow diarrhoea 3. Rarely, more severe symptoms result from complications; anuria, obstructed labour, and nerve compression symptoms are among those previously reported in the literature 4-10."
"Faecoliths differ in their presentation based on size and location and may first be detected with the occurrence of severe complications. Initial symptoms commonly include pain due to the partial or complete obstruction of a lumen; constipation is common but may be disguised by the presence of overflow diarrhoea 3. Rarely, more severe symptoms result from complications; anuria, obstructed labour, and nerve compression symptoms are among those previously reported in the literature 4-10."
"The treatment of faecoliths is usually conservative; a low-residue diet, manual disimpaction, and aperients in oral or enema form are frequently used 10. If conservative management fails, colonoscopic management includes mechanical lithotripsy and water jet; only once complications are evident would surgical removal become the preferred management 3,10."
"The treatment of faecoliths is usually conservative; a low-residue diet, manual disimpaction, and aperients in oral or enema form are frequently used 10. If conservative management fails, colonoscopic management includes mechanical lithotripsy and water jet; only once complications are evident would surgical removal become the preferred management 3,10."
"Complications of faecolith or faecaloma are rare but commonly result from obstruction, compression or erosion of the bowel or surrounding structures. Case reports have documented the following complications:"