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Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation of the Newborn

Parvathy Krishnan  1 , Saran Lotfollahzadeh  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation of the Newborn

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Spontaneous intestinal perforation of the newborn, also known as focal intestinal perforation or isolated perforation, is a single intestinal perforation typically occurring at the terminal ileum. It is a life-threatening condition that affects very low birth weight infants (birth weight <1500 g) and deficient birth weight infants (birth weight <1000 g).

Spontaneous intestinal perforation is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The perforation location is most commonly focal and involves the antimesenteric border of the terminal ileum. The jejunum and colon are other possible locations for spontaneous intestinal perforation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Parvathy Krishnan declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Saran Lotfollahzadeh declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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