title: Perforated nonspecific ulcer of the colon in children.
abstract: Nonspecific ulceration of the colon is rarely seen in children. The most common location is the cecum, but the left colon is the involved segment in 15% of patients. We describe two affected children, who presented acutely with free colonic perforation. In the first patient, treatment consisted of exteriorization followed by delayed closure, and in the second child of localized excision followed by primary two-layer suture. Both patients recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iuchtman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heldemberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Auslaender
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male