stercoral ulcer

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stercoral ulcer

An ulcer of the colon due to pressure and irritation from retained fecal masses.

stercoral ulcer

A colonic ulcer that develops in elderly or mentally retarded Pts with intractable constipation due to pressure of impacted fecal material and sluggish mesenteric circulation; with time, infected fistulas form under the ulcer. See Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.

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