Severe Hemoperitoneum after Patient Self-Induced Fecal Evacuation

An increasing incidence of rectal injuries following patient self-induced harmful acts, aimed to sexual or laxatives porpouses, is a fact reported in literature (El-Ashaal et al., 2008). We herein report a case of severe hemoperitoneum related to a middle and upper rectal third seromuscolar tear ca...

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Main Authors: S. Gianesini, S. Lanzara, R. Stano, S. Santini, A. De Troia, S. Gennari, G. Vasquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/313841