A Man With Urinary Retention by Fecaloma: A Case Report

Hamed Aminiahidashti; Mohammad Sazgar

doi:10.18502/acta.v60i4.9271

Hamed Aminiahidashti Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Mohammad Sazgar Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v60i4.9271

Keywords: Fecaloma; Acute urinary retention; Abdominal distention; Case report

Abstract

Fecaloma is a very hard stool often located in the rectum of the sigmoid colon. A 63-year-old man with abdominal distention and urinary retention was admitted to an emergency department. Abdominal CT scans showed a urinary bladder displaced by fecaloma. Fecaloma is an infrequent cause of acute urinary retention, especially in bedridden patients with underlying diseases.