Sigmoid colon injury due to blunt abdominal trauma. A case report.
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.
Ceci
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Department of Surgery La Sapienza University, Rome.
Picchio
M
M
Corelli
S
S
Gammardella
P
P
Santilli
M
M
Stagnitti
F
F
Rebonato
A
A
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