title: Gastric Perforation Following Dog Bite in a Child.
abstract: Gastric perforation following dog bite is exceedingly rare event in pediatric population that requires emergency surgery. We report a 26 month old male who presented 36 hours after a dog bite over abdomen with pneumoperitoneum. At laparotomy, two perforations were found on the anterior surface of the stomach. The perforations were repaired primarily. The child made an uneventful postoperative recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health and Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Ashrarur Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mitul
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health and Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahmud
keywords: Children; Dog bite; Gastric perforation