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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep 2;31(1):44-6.
doi: 10.5152/UCD.2014.2650. eCollection 2015.

Neonatal colonic perforation

Fatma Saraç  1 , Emel Ataoğlu  2 , Cihad Tatar  3 , Halil Uğur Hatipoğlu  2 , Latif Abbasoğlu  4
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Case Reports

Neonatal colonic perforation

Fatma Saraç et al. Ulus Cerrahi Derg. .

Abstract

Neonatal colonic perforation is a rarely seen condition. Plain abdominal radiography of a 28-hour newborn consulted for vomiting and bloody stool revealed the presence of subdiaphragmatic free air, which necessitated surgical exploration. Transverse colonic perforation was detected during the exploration, and subsequently, a colostomy and appendectomy were performed. The postoperative follow-up period was uneventful. Necrotizing enterocolitis, Hirschsprung disease, and mechanical obstruction are some of the causes of colonic perforation during the neonatal period. Herein, we have shared a case of colonic perforation in an asphyctic newborn delivered after prolonged labor.

Keywords: Necrotizing enterocolitis; colonic perforation; neonatal; perinatal asphyxia.

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