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Herniation of small bowel through a posterior wound may be a late complication of an abdominoperineal resection of the rectum. Surgical correction of herniation of small bowel in an old posterior wound has been described.
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Gregory, J.S., Muldoon, J.P. Perineal herniation-A late complication of adominoperineal resection of the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 12, 33–35 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617194
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617194