Large bowel auto-amputation and passage of a colon 'cast' after left hemicolectomy

Int J Colorectal Dis. 2008 May;23(5):551-2. doi: 10.1007/s00384-007-0394-8. Epub 2007 Oct 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Colectomy / adverse effects*
  • Colectomy / methods
  • Colon* / blood supply
  • Colon* / pathology
  • Colon* / surgery
  • Granulation Tissue / pathology*
  • Granulation Tissue / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileostomy
  • Infarction / etiology*
  • Infarction / pathology
  • Infarction / surgery
  • Ischemia / etiology*
  • Ischemia / pathology
  • Ischemia / surgery
  • Ligation
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome