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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Neonatal bowel perforation is a potentially lethal disease whose etiology and pathophysiology remain unclear. An aggressive approach with surgical intervention has been favored by some authors; otherwise, a high mortality rate was reported. In recent time, peritoneal drainage under local anesthesia for critically-ill premature infants with complicating perforation of necrotizing enterocolitis has had good results. Two cases of such perforation are reported. Case 1, a full-term baby was delivered by spontaneous delivery. Bowel perforation was found on the second day after birth. Case 2, a 27-week gestational age, premature baby, was delivered by emergent Cesarean section because of maternal placenta previa with massive vaginal bleeding. Bowel perforation was found, after feeding, on the seventh day after birth. Both sets of parents refused any surgical procedure, but the infants survived under medically conservative treatment, and the use of peritoneal drainage. This technique may be considered for neonates with bowel perforation if a surgical procedure is unsuitable or unacceptable.
pubmed:language
chi
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
148-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Neonatal bowel perforation successfully treated by conservative treatment: report of two cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports