Intra-abdominal rectal perforation post-haemorrhoidal artery ligation operation and converted Ligasure open haemorrhoidectomy

We report an unfortunate case of rectal perforation and subsequent peritonitis in a 74-year-old lady who underwent haemorrhoidal artery ligation in order to treat complex large external and internal haemorrhoids. Serious complications following haemorrhoid surgery are rare and this is the first docu...

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Autores principales: Simon, Natalie, Saiyara, Noshin, Kim, Hyun-Kyung, Gercek, Yuksel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8272392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34257903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab289
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Sumario:We report an unfortunate case of rectal perforation and subsequent peritonitis in a 74-year-old lady who underwent haemorrhoidal artery ligation in order to treat complex large external and internal haemorrhoids. Serious complications following haemorrhoid surgery are rare and this is the first documented case of delayed intra-abdominal rectal perforation following a haemorrhoid artery ligation operation and converted Ligasure open haemorrhoidectomy.

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