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- Title
Acute iron overdose associated with ileal perforation in an 11-month-old boy in Rwanda.
- Authors
Gasana, George; Vilchez, Valery; Lule, Joseph; Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
- Abstract
Iron poisoning is a common and potentially fatal event associated with both local and systemic effects, most commonly in children. Surgical management of patients with iron poisoning primarily focuses on the sequelae of iron intoxication on the gut and liver when nonoperative management has failed. Interventions can include surgical removal of retained iron bezoars, bowel perforation repair, and management of gastrointestinal strictures that may arise weeks after ingestion. The worst cases necessitate liver transplantation. We present a case of a child with severe bowel ischaemia and distal ileal compromise, successfully treated via bowel resection and primary anastomosis at Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda.
- Subjects
RWANDA; KIGALI (Rwanda); INTESTINAL perforation; IRON; DRUG overdose; MILITARY hospitals; LIVER transplantation; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
East & Central African Journal of Surgery, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 2, p88
- ISSN
1024-297X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/ecajs.v26i2.8