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Case Report
Unusual perforation of the small bowel: A case report and literature review
1 Surgical registrar, Department of General Surgery, Peninsula Health PO Box 52, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
2 Consultant General Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Peninsula Health PO Box 52, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
3 Consultant General Surgeon and Head of Department of General Surgery, Peninsula Health PO Box 52, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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Amin Tanveer
Department of General Surgery, Peninsula Health PO Box 52, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, Frankston, Melbourne, Victoria 3199,
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Article ID: 100052Z06AT2018
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Tanveer A, Chitty J, Evans P. Unusual perforation of the small bowel: A case report and literature review. Case Rep Int 2018;7:100052Z06AT2018.ABSTRACT
Spontaneous, non-traumatic perforation of the small bowel is an uncommon surgical emergency. Although, duodenojejunal flexure is a common site for traumatic bowel perforation due to its relative fixation by the ligament of treitz, Hereby, we present case of a 75-year-old man who presented with spontaneous perforation of duodenojejunal flexure secondary to a non-specific ulcer. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy and resection of the affected part of small bowel. Postoperatively, he made a good recovery and was discharged home. Early recognition and radical surgical resection of the affected small bowel ulcer site is considered the best treatment, and has a favourable outcome.
Keywords: Perforation of the small bowel, Nonspecific ulcer of small bowel, Idiopathic chronic ulcerative enteritis
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Author Contributions
Amin Tanveer - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Josephine Chitty - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Peter Evans - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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