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Rev Hosp Jua Mex 2017; 84 (4)

Stercoral perforation associated with methadone treatment

Gonzalez-Ibarra F, Tashtoush B, Acharya S

Language: English
References: 30
Page: 222-225
PDF size: 152.03 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Stercoral perforation (SP) is a rare, life threatening condition, characterized by non-traumatic intestinal rupture caused by fecal impaction in the absence of an underlying intestinal lesion. It usually occurs in elderly patients with chronic constipation, with increased incidence among patients with specific illnesses and medications. We herein describe a fatal case of SP associated with methadone treatment in a 28-year-old man who had worsening abdominal pain for a few days and suffered a cardiac arrest while at home, prior to seeking medical attention. The diagnosis was confirmed on Autopsy. In this report we provide a literature review of the disease, to highlight a rare life threatening complication associated with Methadone treatment.


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