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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| author | Reham Alsereihi Lujain Alzahrani Waad Haroun |
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| description | 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 present a case report of a 5 day old girl with intraoperative diagnosis of perforated appendicitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e110c8ff31554e66b5edf849cc5d0d7b2022-12-22T03:12:47ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662022-10-0185102432Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitisReham Alsereihi0Lujain Alzahrani1Waad Haroun2Consultant of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaPediatric Surgery Resident, Maternity and Children Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.General Surgery Resident, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaNeonatal 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 present a case report of a 5 day old girl with intraoperative diagnosis of perforated appendicitis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002597NeonatalPerforated appendicitisLaparotomyNecrotizing enterocolitis |
| spellingShingle | Reham Alsereihi Lujain Alzahrani Waad Haroun Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Neonatal Perforated appendicitis Laparotomy Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title | Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title_full | Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title_fullStr | Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title_short | Neonatal perforated appendicitis, a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| title_sort | neonatal perforated appendicitis a rare presentation to a localized form of necrotizing enterocolitis |
| topic | Neonatal Perforated appendicitis Laparotomy Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622002597 |
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