Hammond Philip J, Jackson Matthew J, Jaffray Bruce
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2007 Dec;17(6):813-4. doi: 10.1089/lap.2007.0080.
Conventional treatment of anorectal impalement injuries involves an open exploration and either a fecal diversion and/or a primary repair dictated by the degree of soft-tissue disruption and contamination. In this paper, the authors present the case report of a successful primary laparoscopic repair of an accidental transanal intraperitoneal impalement injury in a child.