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Gut prolapse into the perineum in a case of sexual assault

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A six-year-old female victim of sexual assault, with grade IV perineal injury with massive intestinal prolapse out of the perineum, is reported to highlight the severity of injury during sexual assaults.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    Sandeep Singla & Ravi Garg

  2. Pediatric Surgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    RavinderJeet Singh & Sushil Budhiraja

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Singla, S., Garg, R., Singh, R. et al. Gut prolapse into the perineum in a case of sexual assault. Indian J Pediatr 76, 653–654 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0103-4

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