Suleh S., 10

Suleh is a 10-year-old boy, he is a playful child with good character and like reading his books. He wanted to be a footballer. He started complaining of fever and vomiting some months, fever was low grade and continuous then vomiting was non projectile non bloody with 2 to 3 times in a day. Letter he started having abdominal pain which was dull aching in nature and distention. Several medications were given but to improvement, he was later taken to a hospital in Potiskum L.G.A In Yobe state where he was evaluated as a case of typhoid perforation and had surgery but however since after the surgery there was no improvement in his condition then he was referred to our hospital.

Suleh, a patient who developed complications following a previous surgery, underwent a successful re-exploratory laparotomy to address an intra-abdominal abscess and surgical wound infection. The surgical team successfully drained the abscess and thoroughly cleaned the abdominal cavity, and the wound was managed to promote healing. With post-operative care, including antibiotics and wound management, Suleh recovered well and was eventually discharged from the hospital, marking a successful outcome from the procedure.

The prognosis will be good if this child is operated upon,he supposed to have another Exploratory laparotomy with secondary wound closure and patient supposed to be on inject able antibiotics, he also need to be transferred to the ICU after the surgery, but if this intervention is not done on time this patient may pass away as a result of the complication