Spontaneous rupture of the stomach in preschool age children: a report of two cases.
The cases of two preschool-age children who suffered spontaneous gastric ruptures are reported herein. The first was a 2-year-old girl with tetralogy of Fallot, transferred to our hospital due to shock. A laparotomy was performed under the diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation, and two perforations of the posterior wall of the gastric fundus were found. The second case, a 4-year-old girl who had previously experienced an episode of gastric dilatation, was admitted to our department with abdominal distention and vomiting. An abdominal X-ray film revealed a pneumoperitoneum, and an emergency laparotomy was performed, confirming a round rupture in the posterior wall of the stomach. Both patients had a satisfactory postoperative course.
Adachi
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Takamatsu
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Noguchi
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Tahara
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Mukai
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Akiyama
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H
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*