We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
A Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain in Childhood: Peptic Ulcer Perforation.
- Authors
Yurtseven, Ali; Küçük, Mehtap; Dökümcü, Zafer; Turan, Caner; Saz, Eylem Ulaş
- Abstract
Four children with a mean age of 12 years were referred to our emergency department with a history of abdominal pain. Examination revealed tenderness in the lower abdomen, in particular the left iliac fossa. The youngest child, who was 3 years old, also presented with shock. Abdominal X-rays revealed free air under both hemidiaphragms. Subsequent surgery was administered as the primary treatment of three patients and a partial resection was performed in the remaining one. The youngest child died and the others were discharged. These cases emphasize that although uncommon, alternate diagnoses must be kept in mind in children presenting with lower abdominal pain.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of abdominal pain; ABDOMINAL radiography; ABDOMINAL pain; COMPUTED tomography; DIAPHRAGM (Anatomy); ILIUM; PEPTIC ulcer perforation; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Research, 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2147-9445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/jpr.27132