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

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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.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, 132 Katsuracho, Sakae ku, 247, Yokohama, Japan

    Hirofumi Sato

  2. Department of Surgery, Toyama Medical Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Toyama, Japan

    Toshiki Tatsumura & Keiichi Yamamoto

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Sato, H., Tatsumura, T. & Yamamoto, K. A perforated non-specific ulcer of the cecum as seen in a 2-year-old female. Surg Today 22, 376–378 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00308750

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