Characteristic Radiological findings in Preterm Infants with Missed Intestinal Perforation

• Auteurs principaux: Sivasankar Jayakumar (Auteur), Nitin Patwardhan (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: EL-Med-Pub, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum on radiological imaging is typical in intestinal perforation in necrotizing enterocolitis [NEC]. However, it is not seen in all cases and intestinal perforation is missed on occasions. We present a series of preterm infants with characteristic x-ray findings that on expl...