Gastric perforation in an extremely low birth weight infant recovered with percutaneous peritoneal drainage

Neonatal gastric perforation is an uncommon but life-threatening condition, which is mainly encountered in premature infants. Primary surgical repair is the principal mode of the treatment. Gastric perforation in neonates improving with percutaneous peritoneal drainage alone has not been desc...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Aydin, Ayşegül Zenciroğlu, Nilay Hakan, Derya Erdoğan, Nurullah Okumuş, Mehmet Sah Ipek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2011-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1804
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