From: Fecal impaction: a systematic review of its medical complications
FI complications with gastrointestinal tract damage | No. of cases | FI complications without gastrointestinal tract damage | No. of cases |
---|---|---|---|
Intestinal perforation | 145 | Obstructive uropathy | 27 |
Intestinal obstruction | 35 | Dystocia of the birth canal | 5 |
Stercoraceous ulcer | 30 | Urinary bladder damage | 4 |
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction | 9 | Compression of vascular and nerve structures | 4 |
Stercoraceous colitis | 8 | Septic shock | 6 |
Fistulas (rectovaginal, sigmoid uterine and anorectal) | 8 | Respiratory distress | 3 |
Fecal incontinence | 4 | Acute pulmonary oedema | 2 |
Paradoxical diarrhoea | 3 | Systemic inflammatory response syndrome | 2 |
Pericolic abscesses | 2 | Pneumothorax | 1 |
Colostomy prolapse | 1 | Gluteal abscess | 1 |
llcocaccal invagination | 2 | Interstitial nephritis | 1 |
Complex inguinal hernia | 1 | Acute pyelonephritis | 1 |
Diverticulitis | 1 | Chorioamnionitis | 1 |
Premature delivery with foetal death | 1 | ||
Hepatic encephalopathy | 1 | ||
Hypotrophy of liver and spleen | 1 | ||
Obstruction of dialysis catheter by fecaloma | 1 |