A RARE CASE OF DELAYED PRESENTATION OF CAECAL AND ASCENDING COLON PERFORATION FOLLOWING BLUNT TRAUMA ABDOMEN
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 7
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A twenty-year-old male patient presented in surgical emergency with history of blunt trauma to abdomen two weeks ago. The patient’s only complaint was a vague abdominal pain after trauma, and he did not seek medical attention immediately. After a week, he had severe abdominal pain, fever and loss of appetite and was treated in a local hospital. Later he was referred to our hospital. He presented in our surgical emergency two weeks after the injury. On presentation patient was in shock with BP80/60 mmHg, PR-120/min., temp-101. Abdomen was distended, tense and tender. On per rectal examination blood stained stools were present. In x-rays, no air under diaphragm was seen and, in the ultrasound, only mild fluid collection in the pelvis was seen.
Authors and Affiliations
Sanjeev Sharma, Babulal Sunkaria, Chithra Thomas, Jayant Chamor
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