RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gastric perforation. An unusual cause of ascites in a newborn baby
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1085
OP 1087
VO 21
IS 11
A1 Abdelbasit, Omer B.
A1 Shaheed, Meeralebbae M.
A1 Al-Omari, Mohammad S.
A1 Abomelha, Abdullah M.
A1 Babiker, Mirghani O.
YR 2000
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/21/11/1085.abstract
AB We report a case of a low birth weight asymmetrical small for gestational age baby, who presented at the age of 20 hours with sudden abdominal distension. Since birth he has been breastfed and was kept with his mother. Absence of radiological findings of necrotizing enterocolitis or perforation at the time of presentation delayed the diagnosis for 48 hours. At laparotomy the baby was found to have perforation of the stomach with no evidence of other gastrointestinal disorder.