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Fig. 3

From: Laceration of the transverse mesocolon in an old man with a habit of abdominal massage for constipation: a case report

Fig. 3

An intraoperative finding of an emergency laparotomy is shown. After removal of a fist-sized hematoma and a large amount of intraabdominal hemorrhage, approximately 5 cm in length of a mesenteric laceration in the transverse colon adjacent to the left side of Treitz’s ligament was revealed. Hemostasis was achieved by suture ligations but repair of the laceration was impossible because the tissue was too fragile

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