The Traumatic Tube: Bleeding Rectal Ulcer Caused by Flexi-Seal Device
Joint Authors
Tiwari, Abhinav
Alastal, Yaseen
Sharma, Himani
Qamar, Khola
Sodeman, Thomas
Nawras, Ali T.
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diarrhea and fecal incontinence are common in critically ill patients and present a challenging problem in patient management.
The Flexi-Seal® Fecal Management System is a device to divert the stools away from the patient, thus improving the care to patients with fecal incontinence.
There have been only few case reports describing the complications with the use of this device.
Here, we present a case of a 77-year-old woman who was admitted due to massive hematochezia while on anticoagulation.
She was found to have a large rectal ulcer caused by the Flexi-Seal device, used during the last hospital stay for fecal incontinence.
Flexi-Seal device can be effective for the management of incontinence; however, caution should be exercised during handling and pressure from the retention balloon should be relieved periodically.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tiwari, Abhinav& Sharma, Himani& Qamar, Khola& Alastal, Yaseen& Sodeman, Thomas& Nawras, Ali T.. 2017. The Traumatic Tube: Bleeding Rectal Ulcer Caused by Flexi-Seal Device. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145538
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tiwari, Abhinav…[et al.]. The Traumatic Tube: Bleeding Rectal Ulcer Caused by Flexi-Seal Device. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145538
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tiwari, Abhinav& Sharma, Himani& Qamar, Khola& Alastal, Yaseen& Sodeman, Thomas& Nawras, Ali T.. The Traumatic Tube: Bleeding Rectal Ulcer Caused by Flexi-Seal Device. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145538
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145538