Perforation of the sigmoid colon by an orthopedic nail
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 24 (3) , 196-197
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02962334
Abstract
Clinical features and radiographs are presented of a patient whose sigmoid colon was perforated by an orthopedic nail entering the peritoneal cavity via the left acetabulum. The patient was successfully treated by extraction of the nail and closure of the clonic defect.Keywords
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