title: Spontaneous fulminant gangrene of distal colon and rectum.
abstract: A case of a young female is reported who presented with acute abdomen and peritonitis. Emergency laparotomy revealed fulminant gangrene of descending colon and upper third of rectum. Two-stage procedure was carried out as transverse colostomy and subsequent colorectal anastomosis two months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Cantt.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ikram
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome