A case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a 5 years girl


https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2014.10
Vol. 36 No. 3 (2014)
Submitted: 13 November 2014
Accepted: 13 November 2014
Published: 30 June 2014
Gastric rupture, gastrectomy, immunohistochemical study, muscular abnormalities
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  • D. Salerno UOC di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • G. Raiola UOC di Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • I. Francica UOC di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • M.C. Galati UOC di Ematoncologia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • V. Talarico
    talaricovalentina@gmail.com
    Pediatria Universitaria, Università “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • M. Aloe Pediatria Universitaria, Università “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • S. Spagnolo Pediatria Universitaria, Università “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • M. Barreca UOC di Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • G. Gallo UOC di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • L. Tucci UOC di Anatomia Patologica, Azienda Ospedaliera “Pugliese-Ciaccio”, Catanzaro, Italy.
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 demandeâ€. The surgery follow-up was regular. Morphological and immunohistochemical study showed some muscular abnormalities of the muscular gastric wall.

Salerno, D., Raiola, G., Francica, I., Galati, M., Talarico, V., Aloe, M., Spagnolo, S., Barreca, M., Gallo, G., & Tucci, L. (2014). A case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a 5 years girl. La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica, 36(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2014.10

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