Spontaneous perforation of solitary ulcer of transverse colon

• Main Authors: Galanis Ioannis (Author), Dragoumis Dimitrios (Author), Kalogirou Thomas (Author), Lakis Sotiris (Author), Kotakidou Rodi (Author), Atmatzidis Konstantinos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spontaneous ruptures of the colon and rectum are extremely uncommon clinical entities and always require laparotomy. A 44-year-old female was admitted with a 12-hour history of severe abdominal pain periumbilically and at the right hypochondrium. The patient was immediately transferred to the depart...