Stercoral ulcer perforation of large gut in opium addicts in west Rajasthan- a case reports
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 8
Abstract
Stercoral perforation of the colon is extremely rare with less than 70 cases reported so far. It is associated with relatively high mortality approaching 35 percent for those managed surgically. Three rare cases of opium addicts with constipation directly leading to stercoral perforation are reported.These were successfully treated surgically by exploratory laparotomy ,repair/resection of affected colon ,colostomy with or without hartmans pouch and follow up colostomy closure after three months.
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Ram Ratan, Pankaj Saxena, P K Bhatnagar, Rita Saxena
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