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Case Reports
. 1983 Apr;76(4):536-7.
doi: 10.1097/00007611-198304000-00039.

Perforated neonatal appendicitis

G R Schorlemmer, C A Herbst Jr
Case Reports

Perforated neonatal appendicitis

G R Schorlemmer et al. South Med J. 1983 Apr.

Abstract

We present a case of perforated appendicitis with peritonitis in a premature 920 gm neonate who survived. The incidence, etiology, and presenting signs and symptoms of appendicitis in the newborn are discussed.

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