A Delayed Repair of an Iatrogenic Imperforate Anus

Editorial

Austin J Surg. 2014;1(4): 1017.

A Delayed Repair of an Iatrogenic Imperforate Anus

Deeba S and Khoury G*

Clinical Professor of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

*Corresponding author: Ghattas KHOURY, MD, FRCS.FACS, Clinical Professor of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Received: July 09, 2014; Accepted: July 14, 2014; Published: July 18, 2014

In this editorial we report a case of delayed anal reconstruction. This is a 30 year old male that was injured by shrapnel from a blast injury in very close proximity about six months prior to his presentation. The shrapnel entered in his buttock and avulsed his rectum and anus causing excessive hemorrhage. At that time, he was managed in a field hospital by a laparotomy and a colostomy for diversion along with complete primary closure of his anus for control of bleeding. He recovered and came to our service for reconstruction (Figure 1).