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faecalith - a hard mass of fecal matter

coprolith, fecalith, stercolith

mass - a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"

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Perforated Meckel's diverticulum in an adult due to faecalith: a case report and review of literature.

Foreign body-induced Meckel's diverticulum perforation: an unheralded crisis

(2) Despite the fact that the underlying mechanism of acute appendicitis has yet to be fully elucidated, it is presumed that luminal obstruction by an internal or external compression such as faecalith or lymphoid hyperplasia, respectively, is the key point in pathogenesis.

Co-incidence of acute appendicitis and appendiceal transection after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report

Bailey et al., "Appendiceal faecaliths are associated with right iliac fossa pain," Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol.

Parasitic Appendicitis: A Novel Laparoscopic Approach for the Prevention of Peritoneal Contamination

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