title: A case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a 5 years girl.
abstract: We describe a case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a child of 5 years old. The patient reached us in a serious condition; the anamnesis was negative for traumatic events or gastrointestinal disorders. An abdominal X-ray and CT scan revealed free air and fluid in the abdominal cavity, leading to the diagnosis of gastro-intestinal perforation. Submitted to urgent surgery, a rupture of the posterior wall of the stomach was found that was treated with gastrectomy "à la demande". The surgery follow-up was regular. Morphological and immunohistochemical study showed some muscular abnormalities of the muscular gastric wall.
authors.affiliation: UOC di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera "Pugliese-Ciaccio", Catanzaro. talaricovalentina@gmail.com.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raiola
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Francica
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Talarico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aloe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spagnolo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barreca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tucci
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome