Neonatal gastric necrosis and perforation associated with impacted medication

• Main Authors: Kanokrat Thaiwatcharamas (Author), Ratiyaporn Phannua (Author), Sinobol Chusilp (Author), Patchareeporn Tanming (Author), Suchat Areemit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Gastric perforation is a serious life-threatening condition in newborns. Its etiologies include idiopathy, distal obstruction, high acidity with local ischemia, and iatrogenesis. Moreover, there have been some reports of Kalimate (a potassium-lowering agent) possibly being irritated, o...