Isolated ileal perforation in infancy: a lethal initial presentation of Hirschsprung's disease

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Fadi Iskandarani (مؤلف), Chawki Hammoud (مؤلف), Sarah Srour (مؤلف), Gloria Pelizzo (مؤلف), Ghassan Nakib (مؤلف), Valeria Calcaterra (مؤلف), Amir Khanafer (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: MDPI AG, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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A rare case of ileal perforation, as a fatal initial presentation of total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) in infancy is reported. A 10-week-old boy, was brought to the emergency department with symptoms of complicated intestinal obstruction. He looked ill, was lethargic, markedly dehydrated and had a s...