Duodenal ulcer is an uncommonly diagnosed entity in children. H. pyloriinfection, blood group ‘O’ or secondary to medications like non steroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (NSAID) and corticosteroids or physiological stress in burns, head injury and mucosal ischemia are implicated as risk factors for their causation. The diagnosis is usually overlooked because of vague and variable symptoms and remote index of suspicion accounted for their low incidence in children. Undiagnosed or mistreated perforations may carry high morbidity and mortality. We report a successfully treated 41/2 year old male child who presented with features of perforation peritonitis and was incidentally found to have a perforated duodenal ulcer. Key Words: duoden...
Peptic ulcer disease is uncommon in children with an estimated frequency of 1 case in 3000 hospital ...
Peptic ulcer is a relatively uncommon disease in children, compared to adults, with an incidence of ...
The following factors play a role in the development of duodenal ulcer in children: neuropsychic, en...
Duodenal ulcer is an uncommonly diagnosed entity in children. H. pylori infection, blood group ‘O’ o...
AbstractWe present a rare occurrence in modern day, western medicine, a case of a nine year old Asia...
Duodenal perforation in childhood is a rare condition with a high mortality rate if not treated surg...
To analyse patients those admitted to our clinic due to perforation in duodenum. Fourteen patients t...
Acute abdominal pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consultation in emergency departments. ...
Ulcer disease is a pathology with low incidence in pediatric population, with an unspecific symptoma...
Four children with a mean age of 12 years were referred to our emergency department with a history o...
Background: A total of 27 patients of perforated duodenal ulcer admitted in our institution between ...
Objective: Peptic ulcer disease in children is rare. Therefore, the diagnosis can be missed until co...
Duodenal ulcer has been regarded in the past as a rare disease in children, and in the period 1930-1...
Ulcer perforation is a rare cause of peritonitis in children. The cases reported in the literature a...
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of co...
Peptic ulcer disease is uncommon in children with an estimated frequency of 1 case in 3000 hospital ...
Peptic ulcer is a relatively uncommon disease in children, compared to adults, with an incidence of ...
The following factors play a role in the development of duodenal ulcer in children: neuropsychic, en...
Duodenal ulcer is an uncommonly diagnosed entity in children. H. pylori infection, blood group ‘O’ o...
AbstractWe present a rare occurrence in modern day, western medicine, a case of a nine year old Asia...
Duodenal perforation in childhood is a rare condition with a high mortality rate if not treated surg...
To analyse patients those admitted to our clinic due to perforation in duodenum. Fourteen patients t...
Acute abdominal pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consultation in emergency departments. ...
Ulcer disease is a pathology with low incidence in pediatric population, with an unspecific symptoma...
Four children with a mean age of 12 years were referred to our emergency department with a history o...
Background: A total of 27 patients of perforated duodenal ulcer admitted in our institution between ...
Objective: Peptic ulcer disease in children is rare. Therefore, the diagnosis can be missed until co...
Duodenal ulcer has been regarded in the past as a rare disease in children, and in the period 1930-1...
Ulcer perforation is a rare cause of peritonitis in children. The cases reported in the literature a...
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of co...
Peptic ulcer disease is uncommon in children with an estimated frequency of 1 case in 3000 hospital ...
Peptic ulcer is a relatively uncommon disease in children, compared to adults, with an incidence of ...
The following factors play a role in the development of duodenal ulcer in children: neuropsychic, en...