Early intestinal perforation secondary to congenital mesenteric defects

• Main Authors: Ingrid Anne Mandy Schierz (Author), Mario Giuffrè (Author), Mariaserena Lo Presti (Author), Giuseppa Pinello (Author), Cinzia Chiaramonte (Author), Enrica Maria Agosta Cecala (Author), Giovanni Corsello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastrointestinal perforation (GIP) in preterm neonates may be idiopathic, due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), or mechanical obstruction. The predominant cause of GIP in the neonatal period is NEC. Differential diagnosis with congenital malformations, including mesenteric defects leading to inter...