Rectal perforation and faecal peritonitis after stapled operation for grade IV haemorrhoids

Beuke, A.-C.; Pedersen, M.E.; Qvist, N.

Ugeskrift for Laeger 170(6): 460

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824
PMID: 18252183
Document Number: 619702
Rectal perforation and faecal peritonitis after stapled operation for grade IV haemorrhoids is described. The complication is rare, but surgeons performing the procedure must be familiar with potential risk factors.

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