Spontaneous intestinal perforation followed by necrotizing enterocolitis in an extremely low birth weight neonate: case report and review of the literature

Spontaneous intestinal perforation followed by necrotizing enterocolitis in an extremely low birth weight neonate: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) is usually an isolated perforation occurring most commonly in the terminal ileum of neonates with very low birth weight (VLBW) and extreme low birth weight (ELBW) of unknown etiology. It can be identical to perforated necrotizing enterocol...

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Main Authors: Ashraf H. M. Ibrahim, Hamad A. Hader, Hatem Alsherbiny, Mahmoud R. A. Hussein, Safwan A. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
Subjects:
C ase report
Spontaneous intestinal perforation
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neonatal intestinal perforation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43159-020-00027-x

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