title: Successful laparoscopic repair of spontaneous rectosigmoid rupture with an acute transanal small bowel evisceration.
abstract: This report describes the first successful laparoscopic approach for transanal small bowel evisceration secondary to spontaneous rectal rupture, indeed a very rare event. A brief description of our technique and the pathophysiologic features of this condition are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, UK.
authors.forename: Martin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Antony
authors.forename: Muhammed Ashraf
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Memon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*