Severe constipation in a pediatric patient causing abdominal compartment syndrome
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Chronic Constipation
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is defined as an elevated intraabdominal pressure with evidence of organ dysfunction. The majority of published reports of ACS are in neonates with abdominal wall defects and in adults following trauma or burns, but it is poorly described in children. We describe the unusual presentation of an 11-year-old boy with a long history of chronic constipation who d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2021.101874