Postoperative Gastric Perforation in a Newborn with Duodenal Atresia

Gastric perforation (GP) in neonates is a rare entity with high mortality. Although the etiology is not completely understood, it mostly occurs in premature neonates on assisted ventilation. Combination of duodenal atresia and gastric perforation is very rare. We present a case duodenal atresia who...

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Autores principales: Antabak, Anko, Bogović, Marko, Vuković, Jurica, Grizelj, Ruža, Babić, Vinka Barbarić, Papeš, Dino, Luetić, Tomislav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27896170
http://dx.doi.org/10.21699/jns.v5i4.469
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Sumario:Gastric perforation (GP) in neonates is a rare entity with high mortality. Although the etiology is not completely understood, it mostly occurs in premature neonates on assisted ventilation. Combination of duodenal atresia and gastric perforation is very rare. We present a case duodenal atresia who developed gastric perforation after operetion for duodenal atresia. Analysis of the patient medical record and histology report did not reveal the etiology of the perforation.

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