A perforated non-specific ulcer of the cecum as seen in a 2-year-old female

Surg Today. 1992;22(4):376-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00308750.

Abstract

A 2-year-old female was hospitalized because of generalized peritonitis with pneumoperitoneum. A laparotomy disclosed a perforated ulcer of the cecum. A resection of the perforated portion of the cecum was then performed. Histopathologic examinations confirmed that the ulcer was non-specific in nature. No recurrence was observed four years since the limited operation. Pneumoperitoneum caused by perforation of non-specific cecal ulcer in a child has, to our limited knowledge, not yet been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cecal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cecal Diseases / pathology
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulcer / pathology
  • Ulcer / surgery