Open AccessSpontaneous Perforation of Stomach in a Neonate
Author(s) -
Harish Sethi,
Ashish Kumar Simalti,
Shakti Chauhan,
Mukul Chandra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nepal paediatric society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.13
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1990-7982
pISSN - 1990-7974
DOI - 10.3126/jnps.v35i3.11885
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , stomach , surgery , general surgery , pediatrics , punching , metallurgy , materials science
Spontaneous gastric perforation is not a very common entity. If not suspected and managed in time, this is uniformly fatal. Although documented as early as in1825 exact pathology remains unclear even to date. A case of spontaneous rupture in a term neonate is being presented as a case report.J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2015;35(3):301-303.