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Perforated Duodenal Ulcer in a Young Nepalese Girl: An Infrequent Diagnosis for Age

Perforated duodenal ulcer (PDU) is exceedingly uncommon in children. In a child with acute abdomen and pneumoperitoneum, an appendiceal etiology is more often suspected as a likely cause. Failure or delay to diagnose a PDU can result in significant morbidity and even mortality. We report a case of a...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Ashish Lal, Shrestha, Anusha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8616671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34840845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6304309