Gastric perforation in an extremely low birth weight infant recovered with percutaneous peritoneal drainage
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.53, sa.4, ss.467-470, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-470
- Anahtar Kelimeler: conservative management, extremely low birth weight infant, gastric perforation
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 described previously. Therefore, an extremely low birth weight infant is presented herein in order to emphasize that gastric perforation may improve with percutaneous peritoneal drainage alone. Isolated gastric perforations in newborn infants may be improved with percutaneous peritoneal drainage alone without need for primary surgical repair.