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Submucosal Fecalith Presenting as a Submucosal Cecal Mass.

Authors :
Prado Bustamante J
Benites Goñi HE
Palacios Salas F
Dávalos Moscol M
Source :
ACG case reports journal [ACG Case Rep J] 2019 Aug 21; Vol. 6 (8), pp. e00182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 21 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

A wide variety of benign and malignant submucosal lesions may arise from the wall of the large intestine. They can originate in the submucosa or in the muscular propia; furthermore, they can be caused by compression of extrinsic structures. <superscript>1,2</superscript> We report a case of a submucosal mass identified as a fecalith protruding into the cecum.<br /> (© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2326-3253
Volume :
6
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ACG case reports journal
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
31737713
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000182