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Intussusception in Premature Baby: Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction and Perforation

Intussusception in a premature baby is a rare condition. We report a male preterm infant, who developed abdominal distension and abdominal wall erythema. He was operated with suspicion of NEC but an ileo-ileal intussusception and intestinal perforation were encountered at operation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tepmalai, Kanokkan, Naowapan, Thanyaluck, Singhavejsakul, Jesda, Laohapensang, Mongkol, Khorana, Jiraporn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5224746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28083499
http://dx.doi.org/10.21699/jns.v6i1.407