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30 June 2014
Vol. 36 No. 3 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2014.10

A case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a 5 years girl

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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.

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A case of spontaneous gastric rupture in a 5 years girl. (2014). La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica, 36(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2014.10

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