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. 1991 Jul;67(789):687–688. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.789.687

Evisceration and other complications of abdominal drains.

A Loh ¹, P A Jones ¹

PMCID: PMC2399062 PMID: 1924061

Abstract

Drainage following major abdominal surgery remains controversial. A case of small bowel evisceration through a Wallis drain site after an abdomino-perineal excision of rectum is reported as a complication of abdominal drainage.

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