A perforated bowel is a medical emergency that requires immediate surgery. Without treatment, it can cause severe infections, including sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection.

The primary end points of the study were endoscopic perforation of the colon. Risk factors for such a complication were then analyzed. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee.

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is usually recommended for patients who have experienced cancer relapse or who have persistent or recurrent symptoms, such as bowel obstruction or perforation, ...

The perforated segment of bowel containing the main mass of straightened paperclips ... treat foreign body ingestion greater than 6 cm—paperclips 6.7 cm in length. Surgery may be indicated where ...

On examination, he had a tender, distended abdomen with quiet bowel sounds. His CT scan on admission ... idiopathic megacolon and megarectum may have prevented the perforation and elective surgery ...

Surgery is often used to manage inflammatory bowel disease, sometimes as an elective procedure or to treat a more urgent issue. IBD may cause severe inflammation, which can result in uncontrolled ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a gynecologist surgeon negligent for failing to detect and repair a bowel perforation during a 2015 laparoscopic surgery, resulting in life-threatening ...

Louise underwent liposuction surgery on her thighs and abdomen as a private patient in April 2005. During the procedure the surgeon perforated her bowel, although this was not discovered at the time.