Abstract:Large bowel obstruction (LBO) after colorectal surgery draws wide differentials. To our knowledge, LBO due to blind colonic limb mucocele of a side-to-end colorectal anastomosis has not yet been described. We report a man in his late 50s presenting with pain, abdominal distension and constipation. He had extensive surgical history; notably, a side-to-end colorectal anastomosis was fashioned following Hartmann-type colostomy reversal. CT and MRI suggested a mucus-filled short blind colonic segment compressing t… Show more
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