Muhammad Ikram Khan.
Spontaneous fulminant gangrene of distal colon and rectum
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Mar 2005;15(3):174-5.
Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Cantt.
A case of a young female is reported who presented with acute abdomen and peritonitis. Emergency laparotomy revealed fulminant gangrene of descending colon and upper third of rectum. Two-stage procedure was carried out as transverse colostomy and subsequent colorectal anastomosis two months later.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Gangrene. Colon. Rectum. Acute Abdomen.
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