Open AccessIdiopathic Neonatal Colonic Perforation
Author(s) -
Nihat Demir,
Oğuz Tuncer,
Mehmet Melek,
Sultan Kaba,
Keziban Bulan,
Erdal Peker
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of neonatal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2226-0439
DOI - 10.47338/jns.v3.70
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , sigmoid colon , surgery , gastroenterology , rectum , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Though the perforation of the colon in neonates is rare, it is associated with more than 50% mortality in high-risk patients. We report a case of idiopathic neonatal perforation of the sigmoid colon in an 8-day-old, healthy, male neonate without any demonstrable cause.