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Blunt rectal trauma Case report and literature review.
Annali Italiani di Chirurgia 2016 December 21
Blunt colorectal traumas are rare clinical entities with a challenging diagnostic and operative management. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man, victim of an accidental fall from a height of four meters who was subsequently diagnosed to have a blunt rectal trauma. A first CT scan showed fracture of the skull and an extensive subcutaneous haematoma of the lower back associated with a fracture of the left transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae. No other visceral abdominal lesions were recognized and patient was admitted to our department for observational studies. After 48 hours from admission the patient presented a subcutaneous emphysema suspicious for hollow viscus injuries. A digital rectal examination detected a laceration both of the posterior rectal wall and the superior anal margin. The patient was successfully managed with spur colostomy, transanal evacuation of the retroperitoneal haematoma and primary repair of both the sphincteric muscle and the rectal wall. As soon as the patient achieved full recovery we performed a reversal colostomy. Diagnosis and management of rectal blunt trauma is still a matter of debate and no definitive recommendation treatments are available. The surgical treatment should be tailored on patient medical conditions and clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicious because a delay in diagnosis can result in higher morbidity and mortality rate.
KEY WORDS: Colorectal blunt injury, Colostomy, Laparoscopy, Trauma.
KEY WORDS: Colorectal blunt injury, Colostomy, Laparoscopy, Trauma.
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