Idiopathic neonatal colonic perforation.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Demir N; Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.; Tuncer O; Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.; Melek M; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.; Kaba S; Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.; Bulan K; Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.; Peker E; Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
- Source
- Publisher: EL-MED-Pub Publishers Country of Publication: Pakistan NLM ID: 101606704 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2226-0439 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22260439 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Neonatal Surg Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2226-0439
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.