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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

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01-01-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Perforation of the sigmoid colon secondary to segmental absence of the intestinal musculature (SAIM) in an adult

Authors: Matthew Rewhorn, Raymond Oliphant, Andrew Jackson, Rachel Keltie, James Going, Patrick Finn

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 1/2015

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A 68-year-old female with a background history of hypertension and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy presented with a 24-h history of increasingly severe abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. On examination, she had evidence of peritonism in the left iliac fossa. Blood results demonstrated an inflammatory response with a raised white cell count (14.1 × 10⁹ cells/l) and raised C-reactive protein (64 mg/l). Abdominal CT imaging revealed a likely perforation at the distal sigmoid and the patient proceeded to laparotomy. …

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Title: Perforation of the sigmoid colon secondary to segmental absence of the intestinal musculature (SAIM) in an adult
Authors: Matthew Rewhorn
Raymond Oliphant
Andrew Jackson
Rachel Keltie
James Going
Patrick Finn
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-1957-0

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