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  • Title: An unusual cause of caecal perforation in a child.
    Author: Simpkin VL, Lakhoo K.
    Journal: Afr J Paediatr Surg; 2009; 6(2):114-5. PubMed ID: 19661644.
    Abstract:
    Faecolith impaction leading to caecal perforation is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in children. We present a case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to our department with a perforated caecum caused by faecolith impaction. Histology demonstrated a normal appendix with ganglion cells present. No mechanism of action could be detected for the faecolith impaction. This is a previously unreported cause of caecal perforation in children.
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