Acute spontaneous gastric perforation in neonates: A report of three cases

• Main Authors: Kshirsagar Ashok (Author), Vasisth Gaurav (Author), Ahire Manoj (Author), Kanojiya Rajkamal (Author), Sulhyan Sanjitsingh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastric perforation in neonates is a rare, serious and life-threatening problem. The precise aetiology is obscure in most cases. By virtue of its high mortality rate, it requires prompt recognition and surgical intervention. We report three cases of neonatal gastric perforation managed by early resu...