title: 'Spontaneous ileorectostomy' complicating a leaking Hartmann's pouch. A case report.
abstract: Leakage from the closed rectal stump following Hartmann's procedure appears to be more common than previously suspected. A case of a leaking Hartmann's pouch further complicated by an ileorectal communication is reported. Non-operative attempts to seal this 'spontaneous ileorectostomy' failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery B, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assalia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D017211:Treatment Failure