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Large colon impactions can be difficult to manage.Most cases will respond to aggressive medical treatment with analgesics, laxatives, oral and intravenous fluid therapy. Some may not respond to medical therapy and are secondary to another lesion, such as a concurrent large colon displacement or impaction of the right dorsal colon, which may only be resolved with surgery.

Large colon impactions can be difficult to manage.Most cases will respond to aggressive medical treatment with analgesics, laxatives, oral and intravenous fluid therapy. Some may not respond to medical therapy and are secondary to another lesion, such as a concurrent large colon displacement or impaction of the right dorsal colon, which may only be resolved with surgery.