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Although complications of intraperitoneal drainage are relatively common, to our knowledge there has not been a reported case of evisceration of bowel through an intraperitoneal drainage wound a few hours after removal of a corrugated rubber drain. We report one such case in a 75-day-old child.
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Das, P.C., Radhakrishna, K. & Rao, P.L.N.G. Evisceration of bowel through an intraperitoneal drainage wound. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 411 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182243
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