Abdominal compartment syndrome due to distended rectal stump

Abdominal compartment syndrome is a serious and life-threatening condition that requires early recognition and urgent decompressive laparotomy. This case report describes an abdominal compartment syndrome due to a distended rectal stump. The patient had a previous sigmoid resection with colostomy pe...

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Published in:	The Turkish journal of gastroenterology Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 192 - 194
Main Authors:	Yilmaz, Mehmet, Işik, Burak, Uğraş, Murat, Söğütlü, Gökhan, Ara, Cengiz, Yilmaz, Sezai
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Turkey Türk Gastroenteroloji Vakfı 01-09-2007
Subjects:	Abdomen Abdomen - blood supply Aged, 80 and over Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Sigmoid - surgery Colostomy Compartment Syndromes Compartment Syndromes - etiology Digestive system diseases Erkek Humans İntestinal volvulus Intestinal Volvulus - surgery Karın Kolon, sigmoid Kompartman sendromları Male Rectum Rectum - surgery Rektum Sindirim sistemi hastalıkları Yaşlı, 80 ve üzeri
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Summary:	Abdominal compartment syndrome is a serious and life-threatening condition that requires early recognition and urgent decompressive laparotomy. This case report describes an abdominal compartment syndrome due to a distended rectal stump. The patient had a previous sigmoid resection with colostomy performed for sigmoid volvulus. As far as we know, this is the first report of abdominal compartment syndrome due to rectal stump. In such cases, high index of suspicion and early intervention affect the clinical course.
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ISSN:	1300-4948 2148-5607