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<p>Anal and rectal injuries are rather uncommon in surgical practice. They are mainly caused at traffic accidents, sexual assaults, harmful voluntary, and eccentric sexual activities, or medical measures. Spectrum of these injuries is wide – from minor wounds of anodermy or rectal mucosa, until rectal tears penetrated the peritoneal cavity. A case of an accidental, intraperitoneal injury of the rectum caused by a wooden broomstick is presented. The range of trauma was diagnosed based on computed tomography imaging of the abdomen and treatment consisted in the resection of the damaged fragment of the rectum followed by end colostomy. The post-operative course was uneventful. The authors emphasize the necessity of a careful evaluation of these injuries, because any delay in the treatment may result in serious, even fatal complications.</p>
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Anal and rectal injuries are rather uncommon in surgical practice. They are mainly caused at traffic accidents, sexual assaults, harmful voluntary, and eccentric sexual activities, or medical measures. Spectrum of these injuries is wide – from minor wounds of anodermy or rectal mucosa, until rectal tears penetrated the peritoneal cavity. A case of an accidental, intraperitoneal injury of the rectum caused by a wooden broomstick is presented. The range of trauma was diagnosed based on computed tomography imaging of the abdomen and treatment consisted in the resection of the damaged fragment of the rectum followed by end colostomy. The post-operative course was uneventful. The authors emphasize the necessity of a careful evaluation of these injuries, because any delay in the treatment may result in serious, even fatal complications.

Traumatic tear of the rectum penetrating the peritoneal cavity: a case report

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Department of General and Oncological Surgery with the Subdivision of Vascular Surgery

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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Anal and rectal injuries are rather uncommon in surgical practice. They are mainly caused at traffic accidents, sexual assaults, harmful voluntary, and...

Traumatic tear of the rectum penetrating the peritoneal cavity: a case report

Published Online: Apr 20, 2023

Page range: 46 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.832

Keywords
anorectal injury, peritonitis, end-colostomy, Hart-mann’s operation

© 2023 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Traumatic tear of the rectum penetrating the peritoneal cavity: a case report

Published Online: Apr 20, 2023

Page range: 46 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.832

Keywordsanorectal injury, peritonitis, end-colostomy, Hart-mann’s operation

© 2023 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
anorectal injury, peritonitis, end-colostomy, Hart-mann’s operation