Man's 'forceful' sneeze explodes colon out of body while on breakfast table

In a rare medical emergency, the colon of a man was placed back in his body after it came out due to a "forceful" sneeze in Florida, United States, according to a report published in theNew York Post.

The 63-year-old man - who hailed from Florida, United States - was enjoying breakfast with his wife at a restaurant when the bizarre incident took place.

The man had earlier battled prostate cancer and had undergone abdominal surgery before the incident happened. His sutures were taken out of his abdomen on the morning of his bowel "evisceration".

Here's how the incident occurred

The unusual case was recently publishedin theAmerican Journal of Medical Case Reports.

"During breakfast, the man sneezed forcefully, followed by coughing. He immediately noticed a 'wet' sensation and pain in his lower abdomen. Looking down, he observed several loops of pink bowel protruding from his recent surgical site," it said.

After this, the exposed intestines were covered by the man with his shirt while his wife dialled for an ambulance.

After their arrival, paramedics saw an "approximately 3-inch vertical laceration with large amounts of bowel" poking through it. The man had fortunately not lost much blood and was quickly taken to a local hospital.

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"In the Emergency Department, the Urology service was consulted immediately. Vital signs were within normal limits. Pre-operative blood tests were obtained and noted to be unchanged from recent comparisons. A nasogastric tube was inserted, and the patient consented to receive an exploratory laparotomy," the paper stated.

The eviscerated bowel was placed back carefully into the abdominal cavity by three surgeons, who also "inspected the full length of the small bowel and noted no evidence of injury."

The three urological surgeons to ensure that the abdomen did not pop open again, closed it with a sequence of figure-of-eight stitches.

The man was hospitalised for six days and placed on a normal diet before discharge.

(With inputs from agencies)