Bowel perforation

external

• Synonyms

  • Rupture of bowel

• Causes

  • Toxic megacolon
  • Appendicitis
  • Bowel hernia
  • Typhoid fever
  • Pneumatosis coli
  • Crohn's disease

• Effects

  • Peritonitis
  • Pneumoperitoneum
  • Gram negative sepsis

• Parents

  • Rupture of abdominal viscus

• Treatments

  • Intravenous fluid