Ileal fecaloma causing small bowel obstruction in a young adult: a case report and review of the literature
Dagne Aschenaki Argaw, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdirahman Ahmed Abdulahi, Wali Ahmed Nur, Mohamed Ayanle Hassan, Addisu Assfaw Ayen · 2026
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Dagne Aschenaki Argaw and colleagues report a 2026 case of a hardened stool mass blocking the small bowel in a healthy young man. Such masses usually lodge in the left colon of people with constipation risks, so finding one in the ileum of a 30-year-old without clear risk factors caught the team off guard.
Imaging confirmed the blockage, surgery through a small bowel opening removed the mass, and the patient recovered well and went home. The case reminds emergency teams to keep this rare cause on the list when young patients present with a blocked bowel.
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| CREATOR | Dagne Aschenaki Argaw, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdirahman Ahmed Abdulahi, Wali Ahmed Nur, Mohamed Ayanle Hassan, Addisu Assfaw Ayen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |