title: Intra peritoneal rectal tear: delayed presentation in a battered baby.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, L T M G H, Sion, Bombay.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pagare
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Changlani
mesh_terms: 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