Images in medicine: Diagnosis and pre-surgical triage of transanal rectal injury using multidetector CT with water-soluble contrast enema

Images in medicine: Diagnosis and pre-surgical triage of transanal rectal injury using multidetector CT with water-soluble contrast enema

Transanal rectal injuries caused by foreign body insertion, sexual abuse, or iatrogenic procedures represent a very uncommon surgical emergency. Morbidity may be further increased by patient′s embarrassment and delayed presentation. Since management decisions largely depend on anatomic and severity...

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Main Author: Massimo Tonolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Computed tomography
contrast medium enema
foreign body
penetrating rectal trauma
rectal perforation
transanal rectal injury
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=3;spage=213;epage=215;aulast=Tonolini

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