An Extraordinary Case of the Sigmoid Colon Prolapsing Through the Anus

• Authors: Jacek Karoń , Karolina Horbacka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We presented the rare case of 71-year old female hospitalized and operated on urgently at the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery because of the intraperitoneal lesion of the rectum, which caused the prolapse of the sigmoid colon through the anus. The surgical management of rectal injuries was discussed.

Keywords

EN

rectal injury; colostomy; Hartmann procedure; abdomino-perineal resection; peritonitis

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 520-522

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2010

online

22 - 10 - 2010

Contributors

author

Jacek Karoń

• Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, University of Medical Sciences in Poznań

author

Karolina Horbacka

• Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, University of Medical Sciences in Poznań

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-010-0076-z