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SPONTANEOUS PERFORATION OF THE COLON FOLLOWING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN THE NEWBORN
Author(s) -
Kern I. B.,
Bowring A. C.,
Cohen D. H.,
Fisk G. C.,
Gupta J. M.,
McCredie E. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb92683.x
Subject(s) - cardiac catheterization , medicine , perforation , shock (circulatory) , vasoconstriction , hemorrhagic shock , cardiology , surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Two cases of spontaneous perforation of the colon following cardiac catheterization of the newborn are presented. A possible mechanism of this perforation is vasoconstriction of the mesenteric vessels in response to shock.