title: Spontaneous evacuation of an intestinal segment.
abstract: The case is reported of a man aged 73 years who evacuated an intestinal segment of 40 cm per anum. The resulting defect was bridged by a serosal canal of some 15 cm, perforation peritonitis did not occur.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003672:Defecation; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis