Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis

Neonatal perforated appendicitis is a rare diagnosis that is usually made intraoperatively. Despite the existence of multiple etiologic theories, rising evidence points to a subset of Neonatal perforated appendicitis (NPA) cases as becoming a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We pre...

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Main Authors: Reham Alsereihi, Lujain Alzahrani, Waad Haroun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002597