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Case Report

Fecal Impaction Causing Pelvic Venous Compression and Edema

by
Sara Naramore
1,
Faisal Aziz
2,
Chandran Paul Alexander
3,*,
Sosamma Methratta
4,
Robert Cilley
5 and
Dorothy Rocourt
5
1
Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA
2
Department of Vascular Surgery, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA
3
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA
4
Department of Radiology, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA
5
Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, PA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pediatr. Rep. 2015, 7(3), 5999; https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5999
Submission received: 8 May 2015 / Revised: 17 July 2015 / Accepted: 21 July 2015 / Published: 28 September 2015

Abstract

Chronic constipation is a common condition which may result in fecal impaction. A 13-year-old male with chronic constipation and encopresis presented with fecal impaction for three weeks. The impaction caused abdominal pain, distension, encopresis, and decreased oral intake. He was found in severe distress with non-pitting edema of his feet and ankles along with perineal edema. The pedal edema worsened after receiving a fluid bolus, so concern arose for venous compression or a thrombus. A Duplex Ultrasound demonstrated changes in the venous waveforms of the bilateral external iliac and common femoral veins without thrombosis. Manual disimpaction and polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes resolved the pedal and perineal edema. Four months later, he had soft bowel movements without recurrence of the edema. A repeat Duplex Ultrasound was normal. We present a child in whom severe fecal impaction caused pelvic venous compression resulting in bilateral pedal and perineal edema.
Keywords: Pedal edema; duplex ultrasound; polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes; constipation; fecal impaction Pedal edema; duplex ultrasound; polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes; constipation; fecal impaction

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Naramore, S.; Aziz, F.; Alexander, C.P.; Methratta, S.; Cilley, R.; Rocourt, D. Fecal Impaction Causing Pelvic Venous Compression and Edema. Pediatr. Rep. 2015, 7, 5999. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5999

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Naramore S, Aziz F, Alexander CP, Methratta S, Cilley R, Rocourt D. Fecal Impaction Causing Pelvic Venous Compression and Edema. Pediatric Reports. 2015; 7(3):5999. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5999

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Naramore, Sara, Faisal Aziz, Chandran Paul Alexander, Sosamma Methratta, Robert Cilley, and Dorothy Rocourt. 2015. "Fecal Impaction Causing Pelvic Venous Compression and Edema" Pediatric Reports 7, no. 3: 5999. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5999

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Naramore, S., Aziz, F., Alexander, C. P., Methratta, S., Cilley, R., & Rocourt, D. (2015). Fecal Impaction Causing Pelvic Venous Compression and Edema. Pediatric Reports, 7(3), 5999. https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5999

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