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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Child Science 2018; 08(01): e18-e20
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641600
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Gastric Perforation Following Dog Bite in a Child

Shailendra Pal Singh
1   Department of Surgery, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Shashank Verma
1   Department of Surgery, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Praveen Singh
1   Department of Surgery, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Anand Pandey
2   Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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27 December 2017

03 March 2018

Publication Date:
12 April 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Dog bite in children leading to visceral injury is a very uncommon clinical scenario. We treated a 6-year-old child who had a history of dog bite over the abdomen. At laparotomy, one perforation was found on the anterior surface of the stomach. The perforations were repaired primarily. The child made an uneventful postoperative recovery.

Keywords

gastric perforation - dog bite - pediatric gastric perforation
 

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