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Case Reports
. 2009:2009:607989.
doi: 10.1155/2009/607989. Epub 2009 Dec 21.

Intussusception in a premature neonate: a rare often misdiagnosed cause of intestinal obstruction

I Loukas  1 , N Baltogiannis, C Plataras, A-V Skiathitou, S Siahanidou, G Geroulanos
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Intussusception in a premature neonate: a rare often misdiagnosed cause of intestinal obstruction

I Loukas et al. Case Rep Med. 2009.

Abstract

Intestinal obstruction in neonatal period is an emergency caused by many surgical causes. An extremely rare surgical cause in this group of age is intussusception which can be easily confused with other surgical entities. In several reports, a significant number of the infants who were included in the study population were believed to have necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We present a rare cause of small intestine obstruction in a preterm female infant that can be easily misdiagnosed and confused preoperatively with other clinical entities particular for this period.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal radiograph that shows small intestine dilated loops in central position and a gasless distal part of intestine.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Upper gastrointestinal study with gastrografin shows an incomplete obstruction on jejunoileal junction.
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