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Cecum perforation secondary to plunger-induced barotrauma

Barotrauma to the colon and rectum is well documented, most commonly due to endoscopic complications. Here, we describe the unique case of a 56-year-old male presenting with peritonitis after self induced barotrauma to his colon following an attempt to alleviate 4-day obstipation with a toilet plung...

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Autores principales: Rubin, Jonathan, Principe, Daniel R, Movitz, Blake, Ng, Matthew, Kochar, Kunal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz077