W retrospectively studied 40 patients who were admitted to our department with anorectal trauma during 1996-2004. There were 36 male and 4 female patients with a mean age of 24 + 5.35 (range 20-36 years). We analyzed the injury severity score (ISS) and abbreviated injury scale (AIS) recorded for each patient at the time of admission. The mean ISS was 13.2 + 7.1 (range 4-38). Mean age was 24 + 5...

Abstract Background A colostomy is a surgical approach that creates an opening for the colon, or/and large intestine through abdomen. Anorectal malformations are group of abnormalities rectum and anus present at birth. Objective To analyze common complications in anorectal formations. Methods This was retrospective study conducted on 50 temporary colostomies performed children Surgical Departme...

An anorectal foreign body can cause serious complications such as incontinence, rectal perforation, peritonitis, or pelvic abscess, so it should be managed immediately. We experienced two cases of operative treatment for a self-inserted anorectal foreign body. In one, the foreign body could not be removed as it was completely impacted in the anal canal. We failed to remove it through the anus. ...

Diversion colitis is a benign inflammatory process that occurs in any part of the large bowel excluded from the fecal stream by a diverting colostomy. While most of the patients with diversion colitis usually are asymptomatic, a minority has abdominal pain and rectal discharge of blood or mucus. A 65-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having diversion colitis with ulcerative colitis at 4 mo...

BACKGROUND In surgical patients with known malignancy, the odds ratio for an episode of a venous thromboembolism is approximately 6.5 compared to a group of patients without malignancy undergoing the same procedure [Heit et al.: Arch Intern Med 2000;160:809-815]. CASE REPORT We present a case of a 46-year-old Caucasian male with a history of adenocarcinoma of the rectum. The patient received ...

A 71-year-old man was referred to our hospital complaining of urinary retention. He noticed a small mass on his buttocks about one year ago. Computed tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large mass of 10 cm in diameter located in the retrovesical space. The mass extended to the surface of his buttocks and contained many calcified deposits, and was accompanied with...

This report presents a surgical case of postoperative megarectum in an adult patient with imperforate anus/anorectal malformations. A 71-year-old Japanese male presented with a mass in the lower abdomen which was 15 × 12 × 8 cm in diameter, edema in the right lower extremity, and frequent urination. He had undergone sigmoid loop colostomy for an imperforate anus as a newborn infant. At 28 years...

Background: Radiotherapy is one of the most important factors which results in negative effects on wound healing and increases anastomosis leakage. Diverting loop ileostomy has been usually performed after colorectal anastomosis in cases of colorectal cancer with a history of neoadjuvant radiotherapy to decrease the chance of leakage. Considering the side effects of diverting loop ileostomy, th...