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SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE RECTUM WITH EVISCERATION OF SMALL INTESTINE THROUGH THE ANUS
Author(s) -
Hennessy E.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1966.tb05511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , evisceration (ophthalmology) , rectum , anus , large intestine , anatomy , general surgery , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary A case of spontaneous rupture of the rectum with prolapse of small intestine through the anus is described. Pre‐existence of prolapse of the rectum is an important causative factor.