Pneumatic Rupture of Rectosigmoid; a Case Report

Autor: Mohammad Montazeri, Bahman Farhangi, Mahmood Montazeri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Emergency, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 180-182 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2345-4563
2345-4571
Popis: Pneumatic rectosigmoid rapture is usually occurred following the inappropriate fun by direct entering a high volume of the air through the pneumatic device to the anus. Such an event was reported for the first time in 1904 by Stone. Diagnosis and treatment of such injuries are often delayed because of some social limitations and preventing the patient form explaining the event. Colon sigmoid rupture and pneumoperitoneum is one of the most dangerous and life treating complications of entering a high volume of the air to the rectum in a short time. There are only a few reports regarding the similar cases. Here, a case of pneumatic rectosigmoid rapture was reported in a 53 year-old male following an inappropriate fun.
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