Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Jun 2018)

Enterocele causing chronic constipation in a young male

  • S. Schober,
  • T. Lahdes-Vasama,
  • T. Iber,
  • R. Rintala

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33
pp. 49 – 51

Abstract

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A 14-year old boy with a life-long history of defecation problems was diagnosed to have an enterocele with dynamic defecography. This is a rare diagnosis in male adolescent patients. The patient was successfully treated laparoscopically. Keywords: Enterocele, Hernia, Rectal prolapse, Chronic defecation problem