title: Complication after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum.
abstract: Treatment of rectal cancer commonly involves pre-operative short-term external beam radiotherapy along with curative surgery. We describe a case that was treated with the standard multi-modality treatment but developed some very unusual complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lagan Valley Hospital, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, UK. chaitanyamehta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Loughlin
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003558:Cystoscopy; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*