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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(5):392-396. Published online May 31, 1973.

An Autopsied Case of Congenital Stomach Perforation

June Chull Kim¹, Dae Ho Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School

Abstract

A case of 2 days old male newtom infant with congenital stomach perforation is reported with brief literature review. In spite of surgical repair and symptomatic treatment, the patient expired. .The postmortem examination revealed following results, 1) Generalized jaiindice. 2) Generalized peritonitis. 3) About 150cc of seropuralent fluid n the peritoneal cavity. 4)Re-perforated lesion o£ 4cm. in diameter at near the greater curvature and adhesion with peritoneum 5)Microscopical defect of nmsculature on perforeted area, and septicemic liver, spleen and kidney. 6) The cause of death seemed to be sepsis and acute diffuse peritonitis.

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