A case of rectal infarction after sigmoid colectomy for traumatic perforation in a patient with a major pelvic fracture

Abstract

Rectal ischemia and infarction are very uncommon. We report a case of rectal infarction complicating sigmoid colectomy for blunt trauma in a patient with a severe pelvic fracture. We advise that the superior rectal arteries must be preserved in severe pelvic fracture to prevent rectal ischemia.