title: [Spontaneous perforation of the small intestine as rare cause of acute abdomen].
abstract: Spontaneous perforation of the small bowel as a cause of acute abdomen are seldom observed. In our patients 4 cases of non-traumatic perforation are reported. Compared with the international literature the incidence and different pathways of the perforation are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: Die spontane Dünndarmperforation als seltene Ursache eines akuten Abdomens.