Idiopathic Neonatal Colonic Perforation

Though the perforation of the colon in neonates is rare, it is associated with more than 50% mortality in high-risk patients. We report a case of idiopathic neonatal perforation of the sigmoid colon in an 8-day-old, healthy, male neonate without any demonstrable cause.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Demir, Nihat, Tuncer, Oğuz, Melek, Mehmet, Kaba, Sultan, Bulan, Keziban, Peker, Erdal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023477
Descripción
Sumario:Though the perforation of the colon in neonates is rare, it is associated with more than 50% mortality in high-risk patients. We report a case of idiopathic neonatal perforation of the sigmoid colon in an 8-day-old, healthy, male neonate without any demonstrable cause.

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