Perforated Bowel
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Perforated Bowel Underlying Cause
Causes of perforated bowel include:
Abdominal injury
Peptic ulcer disease
Appendicitis
Diverticulitis
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn's disease
Colon cancer
Potassium supplements
Meckel's diverticulum
Gastrointestinal foreign body
Complication of
colonoscopy
or
sigmoidoscopy
Complication of
barium enema
:
Rectal perforation
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Perforated Bowel Anatomy
Related Topics:
Abdominal abscess
Abdominal pain
Abdominal sepsis
Fever
Perforated ulcer
Peritonitis
Splenic abscess
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Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
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Last Updated: Jun 27, 2008
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Perforated Bowel References:
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Donahue L. Spontaneous intestinal perforation. Neonatal Netw. 2007 Sep-Oct;26(5):335-51.
Furukawa A, Sakoda M, Yamasaki M, Kono N, Tanaka T, Nitta N, Kanasaki S, Imoto K, Takahashi M, Murata K, Sakamoto T, Tani T. Gastrointestinal tract perforation: CT diagnosis of presence, site, and cause. Abdom Imaging. 2005 Sep-Oct;30(5):524-34.
Luning TH, Keemers-Gels ME, Barendregt WB, Tan AC, Rosman C. Colonoscopic perforations: a review of 30,366 patients. Surg Endosc. 2007 Jun;21(6):994-7. Epub 2007 Apr 24.
