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Anorectal injury related to a personal watercraft: a case report and literature review.

Kaoru KatanoYuichiro FurutaniChikashi HiranumaMasakazu HattoriKenji DodenYasuo Hashidume
Published in: Surgical case reports (2020)
Anorectal injuries related to PWCs can occur not only while traveling at high speeds, but also when suddenly accelerating from rest. A diverting colostomy should be performed for this type of trauma. In these trauma cases, clinicians must suspect complex and life-threatening anorectal injuries early.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • trauma patients