[A man with abdominal pain and fever].
A 78-year-old man presented with obstipation, abdominal pain and fever. An abdominal CT-scan demonstrated a collection of gas in the mesorectal fascia. A sigmoidoscopy showed a linear defect in the mucous membrane and a haematoma. The patient stated he had rectally applied a thermometer as well as several enemas. The symptoms were caused by a traumatic perforation.
Catharina-ziekenhuis, afd. Maag-, darm- en leverziekten, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. marloes.d.kleijn@cze.nl
Marloes C
MC
de Kleijn
Lennard P L
LP
Gilissen
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed