Idiopathic Neonatal Colonic Perforation
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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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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neonatal Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2226-0439
DOI: 10.47338/jns.v3.70