Mini-Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of Clostridium difficile Proctitis Following Total Colectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Rarely, in fulminant Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), the rectal stump is persistently infected following total abdominal colectomy. We report cure of a septic patient with proctitis by fecal microbiota transplant via rectal swabs (mini-FMT). This novel procedure offers a management option for recurrent CDI following total abdominal colectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Clostridium Infections
- Colectomy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Proctitis