An unusual cause of caecal perforation in a child.
Faecolith impaction leading to caecal perforation is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in children. We present a case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to our department with a perforated caecum caused by faecolith impaction. Histology demonstrated a normal appendix with ganglion cells present. No mechanism of action could be detected for the faecolith impaction. This is a previously unreported cause of caecal perforation in children.
Simpkin
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Oxford and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Lakhoo
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K
D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male