Idiopathic Neonatal Colonic Perforation

Autor: Nihat Demir, Oğuz Tuncer, Mehmet Melek, Sultan Kaba, Keziban Bulan, Erdal Peker
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Neonatal Surgery, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2226-0439
DOI: 10.21699/jns.v3i1.99
Popis: 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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