ArticleWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2008
Typhoid sigmoid colon perforation in an 18-month-old boy.
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- Spontaneous rectosigmoid perforation at the watershed area of the Sudeck point in an apparently healthy toddler boy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Sigmoid volvulus: a rare but unique complication of enteric fever.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTyphoid fever is a severe infective disease endemic in the areas where sanitation is poor. Its serious complication is bowel perforation with terminal ileum as the commonest perforation site. We report a case of an extremely unusual site of perforation in sigmoid colon due to typhoid fever.
methodsAn 18-month-old boy presented with no passage of flatus and feces along with guarding and rigidity. Exploratory laparotomy revealed sigmoid colon perforation and Widal test was strongly positive for typhoid fever. Sigmoid loop colostomy was performed on the patient.
resultsPostoperative period was uneventful. Colostomy started functioning on the 4th post-operative day. There was superficial wound dehiscence. The patient was given oral food intake on the 7th post-operative day. He was discharged from the hospital in satisfactory conditions on the 10th day after operation.
conclusionsWhile tackling a case of enteric perforation suspected with typhoid fever, one should keep in mind the extremely rare site of sigmoid colon perforation.
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