Management of patients with stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon: Report of five cases

Table 1 Perioperative data on patients with stercoral perforation of the colon

Patient Number	Gender	Age	Interval (day)1	Case history	X-ray finding	Peritonitis	Localization	Perforation size (cm) and site	Fecaloma
A	F	4	1	Chronic constipation	Subdiaphragmatic free air	Generalized	Mid-sigmoid Colon	1 × 0.8 Anti-mesocolic	Within abdominal cavity
B	M	70	3	Chronic constipation, Cushing’s syndrome	Subdiaphragmatic free air	Generalized	Rectosigmoid colon junction	5 × 3 Anti-mesocolic	Within the colon
C	F	84	2	Chronic constipation, D.M.	Subdiaphragmatic free air	Generalized	Sigmoid Colon	3 × 2, Anti-mesocolic	Protruding through perforation
D	F	79	1	Chronic constipation, stroke	Subdiaphragmatic free air	Lower abdomen	Mid-sigmoid Colon	2.5 × 1.5, Anti-mesocolic	Within the colon
E	M	64	2	Chronic constipation, D.M., hypothyroidism, gouty arthritis	Extraluminal free air	Generalized	Sigmoid Colon	4 × 2, Anti-mesocolic	Within the colon

¹ between symptom to operation.