Extremely large (giant) fecalomas, which must be surgically removed (disimpaction). Normally, however, fecalomas can be manually disimpacted or by passing colonic tubes (catheters which carry a flow of disimpaction fluid (solvent).
What is fecaloma, and how is it treated?
<s>[INST] Answer the question truthfully, you are a medical professional. This is the question: What is fecaloma, and how is it treated? [/INST] \n Extremely large (giant) fecalomas, which must be surgically removed (disimpaction). Normally, however, fecalomas can be manually disimpacted or by passing colonic tubes (catheters which carry a flow of disimpaction fluid (solvent).</s>