A small, hard piece of impacted faeces that forms in a sac in the wall of the intestine. A faecalith is harmless unless it blocks the entrance to the sac, causing diverticulitis, or to the appendix, causing appendicitis.
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Faecalith |
A small, hard piece of impacted faeces that forms in a sac in the wall of the intestine. A faecalith is harmless unless it blocks the entrance to the sac, causing diverticulitis, or to the appendix, causing appendicitis. |
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