Large Bowel Perforation and Peritonitis in a Child with Nonverbal Autism and Chronic Constipation: A Case Report

Am Surg. 2023 Jun;89(6):2925-2927. doi: 10.1177/00031348221084955. Epub 2022 Apr 7.

Authors

Ashley Mitchell¹, Christopher S Thomas¹, Michael O'Laughlin¹, Robert Cina²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

PMID: 35392682
DOI: 10.1177/00031348221084955

No abstract available

Keywords: acute abdomen; autism spectrum disorder; chronic constipation; hartmann procedure; pediatric surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Autistic Disorder* / complications
Child
Constipation / complications
Humans
Intestinal Perforation* / complications
Intestinal Perforation* / diagnosis
Peritonitis* / complications
Peritonitis* / diagnosis