Symptom of Obukhov Hospital

Obukhov's symptom is an expansion of the rectal ampullae in the form of balloons (“balloon-shaped”), determined by digital examination, which occurs as a manifestation of a complication of the operation of resection of the sigmoid colon.

Balloon-shaped (cotton) stretching of the rectal ampulla and spa

The Obukhovitsky hospital symptom is a pathological condition of the intestine, which is characterized by the expansion of its walls in the isthmus region. This phenomenon is caused by the presence of gas in the rectal cavity and, against the background of the disease, simulates a twist of the gastrointestinal tract around its axis. For the first time, patients encountered such a complication in