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We experienced a very rare case of a gastrointestinal perforation due to multiple ileal polyps. The patient was a 2-day-old boy who weighed 1,430 g at birth. At neonatal day 2 subdiaphragmatic free air was noted and an emergency operation was performed. During surgery a distended ileum approximately 5 cm in size was found approximately 40 cm distal from the ileocecum, and a perforation was discovered in the distended portion of the intestine. Approximately 8 cm of the ileum was resected, including the distended portion of the intestine, and an ileostomy was performed. Examination of the resected specimen revealed three pedunculated polyps with a perforation proximal to the polyps.
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Asagiri, K., Tanaka, Y., Tanaka, H. et al. Multiple Ileal polyps associated with gastrointestinal perforation in a 2-day-old neonate. Ped Surgery Int 21, 846–849 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1545-z
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