(1) Department of Paediatric Surgery, Al Wasl Hospital, P.O. Box 9115, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;(2) Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Abstract:
The possibility of intestinal lymphoma should be kept in mind when operating upon an immunodeficient child with an intestinal perforation without apparent reason; the phenomenon can recur during the post-operative period without being recognized early.