"Fecal Impaction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Formation of a firm impassable mass of stool in the RECTUM or distal COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D005244
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.424
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fecal Impaction" by people in Profiles.
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Things We Do or No Reason?: Routinely hospitalizing children with fecal impaction for inpatient cleanouts. J Hosp Med. 2023 05; 18(5):439-443.
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Stercoral Colitis: When Constipation is an Emergency. Am J Med Sci. 2021 06; 361(6):e61-e62.
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Diagnostic approach to constipation impacts pediatric emergency department disposition. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1490-1493.
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Soap Suds Enemas Are Efficacious and Safe for Treating Fecal Impaction in Children With Abdominal Pain. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 07; 63(1):15-8.
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Non-fecalith-induced appendicitis: etiology, imaging, and pathology. Emerg Radiol. 2015 Dec; 22(6):643-9.
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Up-regulated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator after anal stenosis in rats. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Mar; 47(3):556-64.
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Gastrointestinal impaction by Parascaris equorum in a Thoroughbred foal in Jeju, Korea. J Vet Sci. 2004 Jun; 5(2):181-2.
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Utility of laparoscopy in chronic abdominal pain. Surgery. 2003 Oct; 134(4):549-52; discussion 552-4.
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New treatment for rectal impaction in children: an efficacy, comfort, and safety trial of the pulsed-irrigation enhanced-evacuation procedure. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1994 Jan; 18(1):92-5.
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Intestinal button implantation for obstipation and fecal impaction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 1992 May; 27(5):654-6.