title: Rectal prolapse caused by blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: We describe a case of incarcerated rectal prolapse caused by blunt abdominal trauma. Emergency treatment consisted of manual reduction with the patient under general anesthesia, proctosigmoidoscopy, and peritoneal lavage. Subsequent definitive surgical therapy was then performed after bowel preparation and consisted of anterior resection of the sigmoid colon with posterior (sacral) rectopexy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King-Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kram
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mackabee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melendez
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*