Fig. 11From: The added value of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal causes of acute abdomen in geriatricsFecal impaction and sterocoral colitis in a 65-year-old man presented with constipation and acute abdominal pain. CT abdomen and pelvis non-contrast phase (a) axial image and (b) sagittal image, showing a large volume of fecal matter distending the rectum, sigmoid colon, and transverse colon (star), colon wall thickening with sub mucosal edema (white arrowheads), extensive pericolonic fat stranding (curved arrow) and free fluid collection (arrow)Back to article page