J Korean Surg Soc.
2004 Apr;66(4):351-353.
Idiopathic Perforated Cecitis Mistaken as Perforated Appendicitis
- Affiliations
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- 1Deaprtement of Surgery, Dongguk University Medical College, Gyeongju, Korea. jongdals@netian.com
Abstract
- The cecal perforation is very rare in pediatrics. Our center has experienced a 7-year-old girl with idiopathic perforated cecitis. The surgeon couldn't differentiate perforated cecitis from perforated appendicitis because of anatomical location, incidence and ambiguous radiologic result when this patient was admitted to our clinic due to RLQ pain.