Recto-sigmoid perforation mimicking peptic ulcer perforation: a case report
Alper Yavuz1, Duray Şeker2, Hakan Buluş1, Altan Aydın1
1Keçiören Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye
2Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi, Ankara, Türkiye
Abstract
Spontaneos perforation of the colon is a rare condition. It is often seen in elderly patients and especially associated with chronic constipation. This disease has a high mortality rate. In contrast with the literature, in this article we report a spontaneous colonic perforation case in a young man without chronic constipation. Colonic perforation is usually misdiagnosed by the clinicians since it occurs rarely. It must be taken into consideration by the clinicians in the pre-diagnostic period, especially in elderly patients with constipation and it should also be kept in mind that it can be also observed in young patients.
Keywords: Colon, spontaneous perforation, constipation