Prolapso rectal completo / Complete Rectal Prolapse

Introducción: El prolapso rectal completo es la invaginación de las capas del recto a través del canal anal y su protrusión fuera de este. Su incidencia es de 2,5 por 100 000 habitantes con predominio en mujeres de edad avanzada. Es una afección de curso crónico y benigno, cuya presentación clínica y endoscópica es tan variable que puede confundirse con otras entidades como con el cáncer colorrectal. Objetivo: Presentar el caso de una paciente femenina, operada de prolapso rectal completo en la provincia de Cienfuegos. Presentación de caso: Se presenta una paciente femenina de 76 años de edad, blanca, de procedencia rural que acude a la consulta y refiere que lleva 12 días sin defecar. Además, presenta dolor, sangramiento rectal no activo y una masa que protruía a través de la región anal sugestiva al examen físico de un prolapso rectal completo. El tacto rectal confirma el diagnóstico. Se realiza reducción quirúrgica del prolapso por técnica de Delorme. Actualmente lleva 6 meses de operada con evolución favorable. Por lo poco frecuente de esta entidad se considera de interés científico su publicación. Conclusión: Esta entidad es poco común en el entorno médico, el gran cambio que causa en el nivel de vida de aquellos que la portan y sus complicaciones hace que requiera un tratamiento rápido y oportuno(AU)

Introduction: Complete rectal prolapse is the invagination of the rectal layers through the anal canal and its protrusion out of it. Its incidence is 2.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, predominantly in elderly women. It is a chronic and benign condition, whose clinical and endoscopic presentation is so variable that it can be confused with other entities, such as colorectal cancer. Objective: To present the case of a female patient who underwent surgery for complete rectal prolapse in the province of Cienfuegos. Case presentation: A 76-year-old female patient, white, from a rural area, came to the clinic and reported that she had not defecated for 12 days. In addition, she presents pain, nonactive rectal bleeding and a mass protruding through the anal region suggestive, on physical examination, of a complete rectal prolapse. Digital rectal examination confirmed the diagnosis. Surgical reduction of the prolapse was performed using the Delorme technique. She has undergone surgery for 6 months now, with favorable evolution. Due to the rarity of this entity, its publication is considered as scientifically interesting. Conclusion: This entity is uncommon in the medical environment. The great change that it causes in the living standards of those who carry it and its complications make it require a quick and timely treatment(AU)

Children and adolescents ostomized in a reference hospital: Epidemiological profile / Perfil epidemiológico de crianças e adolescentes estomizados em hospital de referência

Objectives: To assess the epidemiological profile of children and adolescents with intestinal stoma, assisted at the Presidente Dutra University Hospital (HUPD), São Luís (MA). Methods: Observational, descriptive, retrospective, and individuated study. Data were collected from 110 children and adolescents with elimination intestinal stoma, from January 2006 to February 2013. The following variables were analyzed: age, gender, patient origin, and stomata indication, type, and temporal character. After data collection, descriptive analysis was made by Bioestat 5.0 program. Results: Of 110 patients, 78.2% were male and 21.8% female. The average age was 9.4 years old. 55.5% came from the Maranhão state countryside, and 44.5% from the capital, São Luís. Regarding stoma type, colostomies made up 88.2%, and were 11.8% ileostomies, all temporary stoma. The main cause was trauma (42.7%), with firearm abdominal puncture being the most frequent cause (71.5% of the category); followed by congenital anomalies (38.2%), and obstructive (5.4%) and inflammatory (4.5%) causes. Conclusion: Studied children and adolescents were mostly male, from Maranhão state countryside. The main cause was trauma, and colostomy was the most common stoma type.

Objetivos: Avaliar o perfil epidemiológico de crianças e adolescentes portadores de estomas intestinais atendidos no Hospital Universitário Presidente Dutra (HUPD) em São Luís (MA). Métodos: Estudo observacional, descritivo, retrospectivo e individuado em que foram coletados dados de 110 crianças e adolescentes com estomas intestinais de eliminação de janeiro de 2006 a fevereiro de 2013. Analisaram-se as variáveis: idade, sexo, procedência dos pacientes, indicação, tipo e caráter temporal dos estomas. Após coleta dos dados, foi feita análise descritiva pelo programa Bioestat 5.0. Resultados: Dos 110 pacientes, 78,2% eram do sexo masculino e 21,8% do sexo feminino. A idade média foi de 9,4 anos. 55,5% era procedente do interior do Estado do Maranhão e 44,5% da capital, São Luís. Com relação ao tipo: 88,2% eram colostomias e 11,8% ileostomias, todos os estomas temporários. A causa principal foi o trauma (42,7%), sendo a perfuração abdominal por arma de fogo a mais frequente (71,5% da categoria); seguido pelas anomalias congênitas (38,2%), causas obstrutivas (5,4%) e inflamatórias (4,5%). Conclusão: As crianças e adolescentes estudados eram, em sua maioria, do sexo masculino, proveniente do interior do Estado do Maranhão, tendo como principal causa a traumática e a colostomia como o tipo de estoma mais comum.

Transanal small bowel evisceration following digital reduction of a chronically prolapsing rectum

Evisceration of the small bowel through a rectal perforation is rare. This is the case of a 66 year-old female presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department with transanal evisceration of her small bowel resulting from attempted digital reduction and subsequent tear of her chronically prolapsing rectum. Reduction of the prolapsed small bowel and primary repair of the rectal tear were carried out at laparotomy. The management of this case is discussed