[A woman with a duodenal prolapse].
A 83-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer s disease, was admitted to the hospital because of a rectal prolapse for which she underwent a perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier's procedure). In less then three months the patient was readmitted because of a massive small intestinal prolapse through a rectal perforation at the site of the previous anastomosis.
Sjer
Arnout E B
AE
Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Afd. Heelkunde, the Netherlands. aebsjer@gmail.com
Pronk
Apollo
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D011391:Prolapse; D016896:Treatment Outcome