Perforated appendicitis without peritonitis in a premature newborn- A case report

• Egile Nagusiak: Anthony Eze (Egilea), Chinecherem Chime (Egilea), Oluebubechukwu Eze (Egilea), Grace Kwon (Egilea), Dimitrios Moris (Egilea), Elisabeth Tracy (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Neonatal appendicitis is extremely rare and lacks specific clinical signs. Given its rarity, lack of specific physical signs and the subsequent low index of suspicion; diagnosis and surgical intervention are often delayed in neonates resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Ca...