Open AccessNeonatal gastric perforation: Our experience and important preoperative and intraoperative caveats to prognosticate and improve survival
Author(s) -
Saurabh Garge,
Geetika Paliwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_80_19
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , pneumoperitoneum , sepsis , retrospective cohort study , gastric distension , surgery , abdominal distension , peritonitis , curvatures of the stomach , distension , stomach , laparoscopy , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Neonatal gastric perforation (NGP) is a rare, perplexing, life-threatening entity affecting neonates. We share our experience of operating upon cases of NGP s and highlight important points observed which may aid in further improving care of neonates, diagnosed with this entity.