Scott Med J

Emergency sub total colectomy for chronic constipation.

Year 1998
Brombacher GD. Murray WR.
Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
Severe chronic constipation presents a significant management problem which may, occasionally, necessitate surgical intervention. Rarely emergency surgery is required and we report a case in which emergency subtotal colectomy was indicated to treat faecal peritonitis secondary to stercoral ulceration.