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Traumatic perforation of the rectum and the retroperitoneal space

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Involvement of the retroperitoneal space in traumatic perforation of the rectum has been discussed. The anatomic limits of the retroperitoneal space are outlined.

Transverse colostomy should be contemplated in all perforating wounds of the rectum. Extraperitoneal drainage of retroperitoneal abscess is stressed.

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  1. From the Ferguson Clinic, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    James P. Muldoon M.D. & A. Thomas Hudson M.D.

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  1. James P. Muldoon M.D.
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  2. A. Thomas Hudson M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, San Francisco, California, May 20 to 23, 1963.

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Muldoon, J.P., Hudson, A.T. Traumatic perforation of the rectum and the retroperitoneal space. Dis Colon Rectum 7, 222–225 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633637

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