title: [Traumatic perforation of the rectum below the peritoneum (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors report a case of traumatic subperitoneal perforation of the rectum, the diagnosis of which was made by finding a pneumoperitoneum on straight X-rays of the abdomen, and on rectal examination. In these cases the pneumoperitoneum is generally bilateral occupying the posterior pararenal space. The course was favourable under medical treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Perforation traumatique du rectum sous-péritonéal.