Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Gastroenterology, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Salmiya, Kuwait

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  Spontaneous Sero-Muscular Colonic Lacerations as a Cause of Acute Abdomen: Case Report
  Author(s): Mahmoud Abd Al-Aziz*
  
  Introduction: Acute abdomen is common surgical problem that usually needs surgical intervention. Wide range of etiologies that lead to acute abdomen. Bowel injury or perforation is one of these leading causes, that usually because of trauma (blunt, penetrating and iatrogenic) or perforation of diseased bowel. Case presentation: A 27 years old male patient with no previous medical or surgical history, presented to emergency complaining of severe abdominal pain for one day. Examination revealed severe tenderness and rigidity all over the abdomen. CT abdomen revealed large amount of free fluid in abdomen. Diagnostic laparoscopy done showed large amount of hemo peritoneum with big hematoma over sigmoid colon associated with multiple serosal lacerations of sigmoid colon. Suction of blood done with drain insertion in the pelvis. Post-operative per.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2024.13.1571

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