Perforated Appendicitis in a Neonate Presenting with Intestinal Obstruction

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Pierrot Sarkis Consultant Pediatric surgery Saad Specialist Hospital, Alkhobar Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52783/jns.v2.36

Keywords:

Neonate, Perforated appendicitis, Internal hernia, Intestinal obstruction

Abstract

We report a case of neonatal perforated appendicitis presenting with an early picture of intestinal obstruction secondary to entrapment of small bowel under inflamed appendix vermiformis.

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Author Biography

Pierrot Sarkis, Consultant Pediatric surgery Saad Specialist Hospital, Alkhobar Saudi Arabia

Consultant Pediatric surgeon

Department of Surgery/ Pediatric surgery

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2013-03-04

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Sarkis P. Perforated Appendicitis in a Neonate Presenting with Intestinal Obstruction. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2013Mar.4 [cited 2025Sep.20];2(2):24. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/36

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Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2013): Journal of Neonatal Surgery

Section

Case Report

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