Neonatal Gastric Perforation with Peritonitis- A Rare Case Report
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Gastric perforation in neonate is a very rare, serious and life threatening clinical condition. Most of the time etiology is unknown but associated with high mortality. We hereby present a case of 10 days old female with gastric perforation, which successfully managed surgically.
Authors and Affiliations
Vishnu Kumar Patel, APS Gaharwar, Neelesh Shrivastava, Umesh Patel, Jitendra Grower
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- DOI 10.17511/ijpr.2014.3.004
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