Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy
Stercoral perforation of the colon is a rare but serious complication of chronic constipation. We present a case of stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a 41-year-old female who had been on methadone maintenance for a history of long-term intravenous heroin use. Our case highlights...
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| description | Stercoral perforation of the colon is a rare but serious complication of chronic constipation. We present a case of stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a 41-year-old female who had been on methadone maintenance for a history of long-term intravenous heroin use. Our case highlights the importance of prompt and thorough surgical intervention in the successful treatment of this rare condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94190f4225c64ade944ca94c8ea6b49d2025-02-03T01:02:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192012-01-01201210.1155/2012/176143176143Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance TherapyA. Sakharpe0Y. K. Lee1G. Park2V. Dy3Department of Surgery, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA 18042, USADepartment of Surgery, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA 18042, USADepartment of Surgery, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA 18042, USADepartment of Surgery, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA 18042, USAStercoral perforation of the colon is a rare but serious complication of chronic constipation. We present a case of stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a 41-year-old female who had been on methadone maintenance for a history of long-term intravenous heroin use. Our case highlights the importance of prompt and thorough surgical intervention in the successful treatment of this rare condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/176143 |
| spellingShingle | A. Sakharpe Y. K. Lee G. Park V. Dy Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy |
| title_full | Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy |
| title_short | Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy |
| title_sort | stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a patient on methadone maintenance therapy |
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