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Thirty-nine patients with perforations of the gastrointestinal tract proved by operation were
presented.
35.9% of perforations were between the age of 6-10 year and 20.5% were Neonates.
Male to female ratio was 2:1.
The cardinal symptom of the perforation was abdominal pain in older child and abdominal
distention in the neonates.
Abdominal X-ray showed subphrenic free air shadow in 48.7% of the total cases.
The subphrenic free... |
