1) No one died of stercoral obstruction.

2) Methods From 1990 to 2002,32 cases with stercoral perforation of colon were analyzed retrospectively. 17 Cases were diagnosed clearly before operation.

3) Conclusion Conservative therapy, including colonic clyster and intravenous drip of octreotide acetate, is effective on most of the elderly with stercoral obstruction of colon.

4) Objective To investigate the clinical feature and treatments of the elderly patients with stercoral obstruction of colon.

5) Objective To investigate the clinical feature and treatment of stercoral obstruction of colon in elderly patients.