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Massage-related perforation of the sigmoid colon in Kelantan

Gohar Rahman MN 1 , McAll G 2 , Koh GC 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Mohd Nor Gohar Rahman, MBBCh. Medical Officer, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Graham McAll, FRCS. Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Koh Guan Chai, FRCS. Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1987 Mar;42(1):56-7.
PMID: 3431504

Abstract

Perforation of the sigmoid colon is an occasional complication of blunt injury to the abdomen. We report three cases following abdominal massage (urut) by traditional healers (bomohs) in which no other underlying pathology was found.

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