title: Sigmoid colon injury due to blunt abdominal trauma. A case report.
abstract: We present a case of sigmoid colon injury after blunt abdominal trauma. The patient was submitted to sigmoid resection with primary end-to-end colo-colic anastomosis. He died 22 days after operation with septic shock and acute respiratory failure. Post-mortem examination showed left lung generalized pneumonia with no signs of intra-abdominal pathology; colo-colic anastomosis was intact. We reviewed the literature about the management of this rare trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery La Sapienza University, Rome.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picchio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gammardella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santilli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stagnitti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebonato
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery