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Etiologies of Fecal Impaction
| Chronic constipation |
| Anatomic |
| Metabolic |
| Dietary |
| Medications |
| Neurogenic |
| Anatomic anorectal abnormalities |
| Megarectum |
| Anorectal stenosis |
| Neoplasm |
| Functional anorectal abnormalities |
| Increased rectal compliance |
| Abnormal rectal sensation |
