title: A perforated non-specific ulcer of the cecum as seen in a 2-year-old female.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsumura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery