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  • Title: Acute renal failure secondary to fecal impaction.
    Author: Robbins WC, Kaufman L, Rolfes S.
    Journal: Ala Med; 1991 Mar; 60(9):20-1. PubMed ID: 2048547.
    Abstract:
    A 23-year-old man presented with a massive fecal impaction, and was subsequently found to be in renal failure along with the presence of intraperitoneal free air on x-ray. Following disimpaction, the renal failure rapidly resolved and exploratory laporotomy revealed no colonic perforations. Obstructive renal failure resulting from fecal impaction is a rare but reported complication. In this report acute renal failure is attributed to severe fecal impaction.
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