Citation

Singh AP, Mathur V, Tanger R, Gupta AK. APSP j. case rep. 2016; 7(2): e17.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27170922

PMCID

PMC4852060

Abstract

Post-electric burn ileal perforation is a rare but severe complication leading to high morbidity and mortality if there is delay in diagnosis and management. We are describing a case of electric current injury of left forearm, chest, and abdominal wall with perforation of ileum in an 8-year old boy. Patient was successfully managed by primary closure of the ileal perforation.

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