Cecal perforation in a child with Cooley's anemia

Abstract

Appendicitis, is a common emergency condition in children, which mostly requires surgical intervention. Appendicitis occurring in hemolytic disorders such as Cooley's anemia is more challenging to manage as a result of their underlying medial comorbidities. Early surgical intervention may reduce the risk of perforation, and subsequent, morbidity and mortality. Severe acute appendicitis associated with cecal perforation at its base is challenging to manage and has rarely been described in the literature to date.