Sarah Siyin Tan1, Kai Wang1, Wenbo Pang1, Dongyang Wu1, Chunhui Peng1, Zengmeng Wang1, Dan Zhang1, Yajun Chen2. 1. Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No.56 Nanlishi St, Xicheng District, 100045, Beijing, China. 2. Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No.56 Nanlishi St, Xicheng District, 100045, Beijing, China. chenyajun@bch.com.cn.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Acute colon perforation is a pediatric surgical emergency. We aimed to analyze the different etiologies and clinical characteristics of acute non-traumatic colon perforation beyond the neonatal period and to identify surgical management and outcomes. METHODS: This retrospective study included 18 patients admitted with acute colon perforation and who received surgical treatment. RESULTS: Age of patients ranged between 1 month and 15 years. Five patients swallowed foreign objects (two swallowed magnets), two had colon perforation secondary to a malignant tumor (both colorectal adenocarcinoma) and two were iatrogenic (one prior colonoscopy, one air enema for intussusception). There was one perforation due to chemotherapy and Amyand's hernia respectively. The remaining seven patients had unknown etiologies; five of them were diagnosed with colitis. Fifteen (83.3 %) patients underwent open laparotomy, among which four attempted laparoscopy first. Three (16.7 %) patients underwent laparoscopic surgery. Fourteen (77.8 %) patients received simple suture repairs and four (22.2 %) received colonic resections and anastomosis. Four (22.2 %) patients received a protective diverting colostomy and three (16.7 %) received an ileostomy. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide range of etiology besides necrotizing enterocolitis and trauma, but a significant portion of children present with unknown etiology. Type of surgery elected should be dependent on the patient's etiology, disease severity and experience of surgeons.
PURPOSE: Acute colon perforation is a pediatric surgical emergency. We aimed to analyze the different etiologies and clinical characteristics of acute non-traumatic colon perforation beyond the neonatal period and to identify surgical management and outcomes. METHODS: This retrospective study included 18 patients admitted with acute colon perforation and who received surgical treatment. RESULTS: Age of patients ranged between 1 month and 15 years. Five patients swallowed foreign objects (two swallowed magnets), two had colon perforation secondary to a malignant tumor (both colorectal adenocarcinoma) and two were iatrogenic (one prior colonoscopy, one air enema for intussusception). There was one perforation due to chemotherapy and Amyand's hernia respectively. The remaining seven patients had unknown etiologies; five of them were diagnosed with colitis. Fifteen (83.3 %) patients underwent open laparotomy, among which four attempted laparoscopy first. Three (16.7 %) patients underwent laparoscopic surgery. Fourteen (77.8 %) patients received simple suture repairs and four (22.2 %) received colonic resections and anastomosis. Four (22.2 %) patients received a protective diverting colostomy and three (16.7 %) received an ileostomy. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide range of etiology besides necrotizing enterocolitis and trauma, but a significant portion of children present with unknown etiology. Type of surgery elected should be dependent on the patient's etiology, disease severity and experience of surgeons.
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