TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated ruptured appendicitis presenting as pneumatosis intestinalis in a premature neonate
AU - Kalra, Vaneet Kumar
AU - Natarajan, Girija
AU - Poulik, Janet
AU - Arora, Prem
AU - Gayer, Christopher
AU - Altaany, Dima
AU - Stockman, Paul
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - We report a novel case of ruptured appendicitis in a premature neonate which radiographically mimicked necrotizing enterocolitis with free intraperitoneal air. On exploratory laparotomy, both the large and small intestines were normal.
AB - We report a novel case of ruptured appendicitis in a premature neonate which radiographically mimicked necrotizing enterocolitis with free intraperitoneal air. On exploratory laparotomy, both the large and small intestines were normal.
KW - Necrotizing enterocolitis
KW - Neonatal appendicitis
KW - Pneumatosis intestinalis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863507019&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00383-011-3042-x
DO - 10.1007/s00383-011-3042-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22186823
AN - SCOPUS:84863507019
SN - 0179-0358
VL - 28
SP - 439
EP - 441
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
IS - 4
ER -