SUMMARY
Chronic constipation is one of the common clinical manifestations that we currently observe, especially in industrialized countries. The incidence of this diagnosis increases with age of the patient. Older people with limited mobility, numerous comorbidities and a rich medical history are particularly at risk. However, younger patients with drug abuse, innervation disorders or paralysis are no exception.

However, the development of acute abdomen due to perforation of the intestinal contents is not so common. In our case, we want to point out the necessary to think about this diagnosis in differential diagnosis.
Key words: chronic constipation, perforation, fecaloma, peritonitis, sudden abdominal event.

Lek Obz, 2020, 69 (10): 369-372

Ľudovít DANIHEL, Jr., Kristína MOSNÁ, Marián ČERNÝ, Milan SCHNORRER, Ľudovít DANIHEL

1 III. chirurgická klinika LF UK a UNsP Milosrdní bratia, Lekárska fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava, prednosta doc. MUDr. M. Schnorrer, CSc.
2 Ústav patologickej anatómie, Lekárska fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava, prednosta prof. MUDr. Ľ. Danihel, CSc.
3 Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thorax-, Adipositas-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie, Passau, Germany, prednosta prof. Dr. med. Helmut Grimm

Ľudovít DANIHEL, Jr., Kristína MOSNÁ, Marián ČERNÝ, Milan SCHNORRER, Ľudovít DANIHEL: Stercoral peritonitis as a consequence of chronic constipation. Lek Obz, 2020, 69 (10): 369-372