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. 2016 Jul 3;5(3):39.
doi: 10.21699/jns.v5i3.331. eCollection 2016 Jul-Sep.

Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in a Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Successful Management by Peritoneal Needle Suction

Fatma-Zohra Chioukh  1 , Karim Ben Ameur  1 , Rachida Laamiri  2 , Hayet Ben Hmida  1 , Abellatif Nouri  2 , Kamel Monastiri  1
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Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in a Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Successful Management by Peritoneal Needle Suction

Fatma-Zohra Chioukh et al. J Neonatal Surg. .
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Figure 1: A- Pneumoperitoneum. B- Resolution of pneumoperitoneum after peritoneal needle suction.
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