Rectal "oven mitt": The importance of considering a serious underlying injury

Authors
Losanoff, JE Kjossev, KT
Citation
Je. Losanoff et Kt. Kjossev, Rectal "oven mitt": The importance of considering a serious underlying injury, J EMERG MED, 17(1), 1999, pp. 31-33
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
07364679 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
31 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-4679(199901/02)17:1<31:R"MTIO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A 20-year-old man presented with a rectal "oven mitt," which was removed tr ansanally, Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy revealed no apparent perforation, but subsequent contrast enema using meglumine diatrizoate demonstrated an extra peritoneal rectal perforation, which was probably caused by a wooden stick used to forcefully introduce the glove through the patient's anus. Thus, re ctal injuries mag. be caused not by the foreign object itself, but by anoth er object used as an introducer. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.