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Colonic perforation associated with blunt abdominal trauma is rare. Even more so is the formation of an inflammatory adhesion preventing leakage into the peritoneum. We present a case of the above in which the patient presented 1 month later with intestinal obstruction which required surgical intervention. A 38-year-old male, victim of a road traffic accident (RTA), presented with multiple fractures in his extremities which had to be operated on and was later discharged without complications. He was readmitted 1 month following the trauma with intestinal obstruction. During the operation, a stenosing colonic adhesion due to bowel perforation following blunt abdominal trauma was discovered. Resection of the transverse colon and a termino-terminal colo-colonic anastomosis was performed.
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Caballero, J., Alva-Torres, C. & García, E. Case Report: Intestinal Obstruction as a Late Presentation of Perforation of the Transverse Colon Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Indian J Surg 79, 458–460 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-017-1596-0
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