Gómez D, Cabrera LF, Pedraza M, Mendoza-Zuchini A, Sánchez N, Cure HW, Cure Bulicie HO, Pulido JA. Emergency laparoscopic resection of the anterior rectum due to rectal trauma secondary to compressed air, case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep 2020;
76:288-292. [PMID:
33065488 PMCID:
PMC7562959 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.133]
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Abstract
In the XIX century, the surgeon faces surgical challenges due to the creation of new technologies. Accidental or compressed air-induced injury to the colon and rectum is rare. We present the case of a 45-year-old patient who consults the emergency department, then a high-pressure rectal pneumatic trauma, with clinical findings of peritonism, managed with a Hartmann-type colostomy. and anterior resection of the rectum using laparoscopy, with findings of rectosigmoid perforation. With this, it can be demonstrated that minimally invasive surgery is a feasible approach in hemodynamically unstable patients without contraindication for pneumoperitoneum.
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