A rare case of perforated caecum after acute pancreatitis

A rare case of perforated caecum after acute pancreatitis

Isolated caecal perforation following pancreatitis is a rare event. We report a case of severe non-necrotising pancreatitis complicated by caecal perforation that was managed successfully.

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2012-05, Vol.94 (4), p.e168-e170
Hauptverfasser: Martin, L C E, Stavrou, M, El-Madani, F, Naik, V, Jain, K, Gupta, S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Acute Disease
Aged
Cecal Diseases - etiology
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation - etiology
Online Case Report
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - complications
Pneumoperitoneum - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Isolated caecal perforation following pancreatitis is a rare event. We report a case of severe non-necrotising pancreatitis complicated by caecal perforation that was managed successfully.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083
DOI:10.1308/003588412x13171221590692