[Anorectal injury after a fall from a jet ski].
A 28-year-old female sustained an anorectal rupture after a fall from a jet ski. The rupture was sutured and a double-loop colostomy was created. Three months later, following a test of functional continence, the colostomy was removed. The patient recovered without complications and with preservation of faecal continence. During a fall from a jet ski at high speeds, the water behaves as a solid object that penetrates the body. The choice oftreatment depends on the anatomical location and extent of the injury, on the comorbidity, and on a possible delay in the presentation of the symptoms. Wearing ofwetsuits is proposed as a possible preventive measure.
Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. b.nieboer@obgyn.umcn.nl
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Nieboer
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Assmann
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Withagen
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D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014867:Water
D014867:Water