Perineal rectosigmoidectomy for gangrenous rectal prolapse.
Incarceration rarely complicates the chronically progressive form of the full thickness rectal prolapse. Even more rarely, it becomes strangulated, necessitating emergency surgery. We describe an extremely rare case of incarcerated acute rectal prolapse, without a relevant previous history or symptoms of predisposing pathology. The patient underwent emergency perineal proctosigmoidectomy, the Altemeier operation, combined with diverting loop sigmoid colostomy. The postoperative course was quite uneventful with an excellent final result after colostomy closure. The successful treatment of this patient illustrates the value of the Altemeier procedure in the difficult and unusual case scenario of bowel incarceration.
First Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Nikea-Pireus, Petrou Mantouvalou 3, 18454, Nikea, Greece. jvoulis7@hotmail.com
Ioannis
I
Voulimeneas
Constantine
C
Antonopoulos
Evangelos
E
Alifierakis
Pavlos
P
Ioannides
D000328:Adult; D003125:Colostomy; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome