Altemeier operation for gangrenous rectal prolapse. 2014

Cherif Abdelhedi, and F Frikha, and S Bardaa, and A Kchaw, and R Mzali
Department of Digestive Surgery, University Tunis Al Manar Hospital Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia. abdelhedi.cherif@yahoo.fr.

A stranguled rectal prolapse is a rare cause of intestinal occlusion. It requires emergency surgery. A patient who underwent emergency perineal proctectomy, the Altemeier operation, combined with diverting loop sigmoid colostomy is described. The postoperative course was uneventful, with an excellent final result after colostomy closure. The successful treatment of this patient illustrates the value of the Altemeier procedure in the difficult and unusual scenario of bowel incarceration.

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