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J Surg Case Rep
September 2024
Surgery Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816, United States.
An ongoing debate exists regarding the feasibility of placing self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) within 5 cm of the anal verge. Traditionally, SEMS have been considered contraindicated for patients with a malignant rectal obstruction within this region due to potential impact on the anorectal ring or anal canal, which can cause incontinence, proctalgia, and tenesmus. However, in the case of a 63-year-old female who presented with distention, abdominal pain, and diminishing stool output, the rectal exam identified a bulky fixed mass.
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February 2023
Department of Radiology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, UK.
Obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) is a clinical syndrome manifest as difficulty in faecal evacuation despite no mechanical obstruction. It is the final clinical pathway of a number of anatomical and physiological pathologies they can result in considerable misery to the lives of the patients it afflicts. Herein, the authors seek to breakdown the syndrome into its component parts, looking first at normal pelvic floor anatomy and physiology; followed by each pathological element; clinical features and investigation; individual management and management of the patient as a whole.
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September 2023
Unidad Coloproctología, Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, Spain.
BMJ Case Rep
March 2021
School of Medicine, PUCPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS), defined by the triad of uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis, is a rare Mullerian duct malformation, usually diagnosed after menarche, when symptoms related to haematocolpos arise. We report a case of a 14-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department complaining of proctalgia and pelvic pain treated in our medical centre. Ultrasound and abdomino-pelvic MRI imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis.
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June 2016
Department of Trauma Services, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with progressively increasing intensity of lower abdominal, pelvic and rectal pain of 3-day duration. She had similar symptoms intermittently over the preceding 2 years. CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed the presence of a 3.
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