Gastric serosal tear due to congenital pyloric atresia: A rare anomaly, a rare complication

• Main Authors: Mithat Gunaydin (Author), Rizalar Rizalar (Author), Asudan Tugçe Bozkurter (Author), Burak Tander (Author), Ender Ariturk (Author), Ferit Bernay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital pyloric atresia (CPA) is a very rare malformation with unknown aetiology. It has has numerous complications including gastric perforation, aspiration pneumonia. Gastric perforations in newborns occur by three mechanisms: trauma, ischaemia, or spontaneous. Here, we report a newborn with CP...