[Cecal perforations in the course of acute idiopathic distension of the colon].

On the basis of two fatal cases of perforation of the caecum secondary to dilatation of the colon without obstruction, the authors discuss the measures which should be instituted in the presence of this condition. These consist, preventively, of decompression of the colon by caecostomy if the diameter of the caecum reaches 10 cm and, curatively, a right hemi-colectomy, not associated with immediate re-establishment of the continuity of the digestive tract.