Rectal prolapse: rare presentation and complication

Authors

  • Naueen Akbar Chaudhry Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • Kristina Go Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • Atif Iqbal Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20171019

Keywords:

Enterocele, Incarceration, Rectal prolapse, Small bowel, Strangulation

Abstract

An 86-year-old female presented with the first episode of an incarcerated full thickness rectal prolapse, concerning for ischemia of the prolapsed segment. Intra-operatively, the patient was noted to have an enterocele containing a 20-25 cm segment of strangulated and perforated small bowel. She underwent a perineal rectosigmoidectomy (altemeier procedure) with levatorplasty followed by a small bowel resection and anastomosis trans-abdominally.

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2017-03-25

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