Idiopathic Neonatal Colonic Perforation

Though the perforation of the colon in neonates is rare, it is associated with more than 50% mortality in high-risk patients. We report a case of idiopathic neonatal perforation of the sigmoid colon in an 8-day-old, healthy, male neonate without any demonstrable cause.

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Main Authors: Nihat Demir (Author), Oğuz Tuncer (Author), Mehmet Melek (Author), Sultan Kaba (Author), Keziban Bulan (Author), Erdal Peker (Author)
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Published: EL-Med-Pub, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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