Intra peritoneal rectal tear: delayed presentation in a battered baby.
We report a two and a half year old child who presented with an acute abdomen two days after a spoon was forcefully inserted per rectum. The child recovered after repair of the rectal tear and a temporary sigmoid colostomy.
Shah
P A
PA
Department of Surgery, L T M G H, Sion, Bombay.
Pagare
S K
SK
Deshmukh
V M
VM
Changlani
T T
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003125:Colostomy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum