Spontaneous Rectal Perforation with Transanal Evisceration
We present the case of an 83-year-old woman that visited the emergency room of our hospital for correcting the transanal small bowel evisceration after a defecatory effort, without any history of rectal trauma. Emergency laparotomy was indicated, with the intraoperative finding of perforation in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-10-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Colorectal Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/1941-8213.305992 |
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| Summary: | We present the case of an 83-year-old woman that visited the emergency room of our hospital for correcting the transanal small bowel evisceration after a defecatory effort, without any history of rectal trauma. Emergency laparotomy was indicated, with the intraoperative finding of perforation in the anterior superior rectum, with a defect of approximately 3 cm. Due to the absence of fecaloid peritonitis, it was decided to perform a primary closure with double sutures. The patient evolved favorably. |
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| ISSN: | 1941-8213 |