title: Transanal gauze packing to manage massive presacral bleeding secondary to prescral abscess caused by rectal anastomotic leakage: a novel approach.
abstract: Anastomotic leakage following rectal resection is a serious and fearful complication, and may cause presacral abscess and/or peritonitis. To our knowledge, massive hematochezia secondary to presacral abscess caused by anastomotic leakage has not yet been reported in the literature. We observed this rare and life-threatening complication in three patients who were successfully treated with a simple but effective transanal gauze packing technique.
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Eun
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Won
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Myun
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon-Hahn
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Anastomotic leak; Gauze packing; Massive hematohezia; Presacral abscess; Rectal resection
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