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Appendicitis with perforartion in a neonate

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Appendicitis is a very rare clinical entity in neonates. Preterm and male neonates are commonly affected. It is often seen in association with surgical conditions like Hirschsprung’s disease and necrotizing enterocolitis. Non-specific clinical features result in delay in the diagnosis and predisposes to perforation. The risk of perforation is very high (85%) in neonatal appendicitis. Management includes pre-operative stabilization, appendicectomy and peritoneal drainage in cases of perforation with peritonitis. Prognosis is uniformly poor with mortality rate as high as 70%. Herewith reporting a neonate with multiple perforations who was successfully managed

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    B. P. Karunakara, M. N. Ananda Babu, P. P. Maiya (Prof and Head), Ashok Rijwani & Indira Sunil

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Karunakara, B.P., Ananda Babu, M.N., Maiya, P.P. et al. Appendicitis with perforartion in a neonate. Indian J Pediatr 71, 355–356 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724107

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