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Digital disimpaction is when a person uses their finger to remove stool from the rectum. This procedure may be a last resort when other methods of passing the stool are not working. Sometimes, it is ...

Digital disimpaction is breaking up and removing stool from the rectum with a finger when other methods don't work. It should be done by a trained person to avoid injuries like anal fissures or rectal ...

Disimpaction is essential prior to initiation of maintenance therapy [6]. Disimpaction can generally be carried out on an outpatient basis; however, if patients failed disimpaction with outpatient ...

Disimpaction provides rapid relief from severe constipation by removing trapped stool in the rectum. The most common method involves manually breaking up and removing stool with a gloved finger. After ...

“After hours” esophageal disimpaction for esophageal food impaction is as safe and effective as procedures performed during business hours. Patients with esophageal food impaction (EFI) who undergo ...

Children and young people with idiopathic constipation starting disimpaction therapy have their treatment reviewed by a healthcare professional within 1 week. Review of treatment within 1 week of ...

A female patient in her 40s with scleroderma and Behçet’s disease presented with dehydration, weight loss, fever and stool impaction. She failed aggressive laxatives and rectal enemas and was referred ...

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality requiring prompt treatment. We report a rare case of a 57-year-old man who developed acute lower limb ...

Ingested seeds are small enough to pass through the pylorus and ileocecal valve, and resulting seed bezoars often accumulate in the distal colon or rectum, where they can cause substantial pain and ...