%A Sriram Bhat M %A Ashfaque M %A Balu K %A Madhusudhanan J %A Sendhil RK %O This is an updated version of the deposit http://cogprints.org/5936/ %J Online Journal Of Health And Allied Sciences %T A Rare Presentation of Crohn's Disease %X Free peritoneal perforation is a rare complication of Crohn's disease with a report of only 100 cases in the literature. It needs an emergency exploration and an unaware general surgeon is confounded in intraoperative decision-making. We present our experience when this rarity struck us in a district hospital and briefly review the guidelines of optimal management of this complication of Crohn's disease. %N 4 %K Free perforation, Crohn's disease, Ileal perforation %E Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya %V 6 %D 2008 %I Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya %L cogprints5942