Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Neonates

Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Neonates

BACKGROUND The term Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation (SIP) suggests a perforation in the gastrointestinal tract of a newborn with no demonstrable cause. METHODS Four neonates presenting with spontaneous bowel perforation were analyzed with respect to clinical presentation, management and outcome. RESULTS The mean age at presentation was 11.4 days. There were three males and one female. On...

Spontaneous gastric perforation in neonates.

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Spontaneous intestinal perforation.

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, the most common gastrointestinal emergency in neonates, typically affects the preterm infants and carries high mortality. Classic clinical trad consists of abdominal distension, bloody stools, and pneumatosis intestinalis. Occasionally, signs and symptoms may not be classic and a number of papers have highlighted the difficulty of relying on radiological feat...

SpontaneouS inteStinal perforation

Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are the reason of intestinal damage in preterm neonates with low and extremely low body weight. Etiology of SIP is still unknown. It has not been determined whether SIP is a separate disease entity or only benign form of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Surgical treatment includes peritoneal drainage, resection and pri...

Spontaneous intestinal perforation or necrotizing enterocolitis?