Emergency Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Prolapse with Gangrenous Bowel.
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2016-08
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Rectal prolapse is a relatively rare condition. Most cases are chronic and present electively. However, a complete rectal prolapse with gangrenous
bowel is an uncommon life-threatening emergency condition. Gangrenous bowel significantly increases morbidity and mortality and thus
an urgent surgical intervention is always indicated. We describe a case with the above mentioned rare presentation, and he was successfully
treated with an emergency abdominoperineal resection (APR). Irreducible rectal prolapse with gangrenous bowel is rarely encountered
and literature on this presentation is very scanty. Here, we present a patient with complete rectal prolapsed with gangrenous bowel treated
successfully with emergency APR.
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Complete rectal prolapse, Emergency abdominoperineal resection, Gangrenous bowel
Citation
Ballal Paritosh, Sunny Ann, Govindraj Sridar. Emergency Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Prolapse with Gangrenous Bowel. IJSS Case Reports & Reviews. 2016 Aug; 3(3): 4-5.