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Perforated Neonatal Appendicitis with Pneumoperitoneum

Acute appendicitis is a rare condition in neonates, with a high mortality. If perforated, it seldom presents with radiologically significant pneumoperitoneum. An 11-day-old newborn presented with abdominal distension and reluctance to feeds. X-ray abdomen revealed significant pneumoperitoneum. After...

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Autores principales: Khan, Yousuf Aziz, Zia, Kanwal, Saddal, Nasir Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040599