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Intrauterine gastric perforation

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We describe a case of intrauterine gastric perforation in a 31-week gestational age baby girl. The patient presented at birth with abdominal distension, respiratory distress, and massive pneumoperitoneum on radiography. The perforation was managed by resuscitation, celiotomy, and gastrostomy tube placement through the site of perforation. This is the second report of an intrauterine gastric perforation in the literature.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco-East Bay, Oakland, CA, USA

    Jane Woo

  2. Department of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, 744 52nd St., Suite 4100, Oakland, CA, 94609-1809, USA

    Thomas Eusterbrock

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, 744 52nd St., Suite 4100, Oakland, CA, 94609-1809, USA

    Sunghoon Kim

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Woo, J., Eusterbrock, T. & Kim, S. Intrauterine gastric perforation. Pediatr Surg Int 22, 829–831 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1713-9

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