Extraperitoneal rectal trauma in a patient with multiple gunshot wounds: A case report and literature review.

H McFadgen, V L Bentley, L Helyer

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

Efficacy of primary repair for retroperitoneal rectal injuries among patients with combined military trauma: tertiary single-center experience.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2026
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H McFadgenDalhousie University, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, 1276 South Park St, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada.

V L BentleyDalhousie University, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, 1276 South Park St, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada.

L HelyerDalhousie University, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, 8-809 Victoria Building, 1276 South Park Street, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada.

Dalhousie University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Penetrating rectal trauma is an uncommon presentation, particularly in centres with low rates of trauma, and requires a high index of suspicion to identify and treat. Management of penetrating rectal trauma has evolved over several decades and previously included proximal diversion, distal rectal washout, and presacral drainage as the primary surgical maneuvers to reduce mortality. Recently, a more conservative approach has been adopted, as the applicability of combat experience to the civilian setting has been questioned. In this report, a case of extraperitoneal rectal injury in a patient with multiple gunshot wounds provides a backdrop for literature review and discussion of the modern diagnostic and management approaches to penetrating rectal trauma.

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Penetrating traumaRectal injuryRectal traumaTrauma

Identifiers

PMID34825043

DOI10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100554

PMCPMC8605271

OpenAlexW3213589370

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