Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis

نویسندگان

Hamdi Louati Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

Hayet Zitouni Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

Manel Belhajmansour Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

Mohamed Jallouli Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

Riadh Mhiri Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

چکیده مقاله:

The clinical presentation of appendicitis in the newborn is nonspecific. The diagnosis was always made after surgical exploration for acute abdominal findings mimicking necrotizing enterocolitis. We report the case of acute appendicitis in a newborn diagnosed intraoperatively after neonatal occlusion symptoms.