Intussusception in a Premature Neonate: A Rare Often Misdiagnosed Cause of Intestinal Obstruction. (6th December 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loukas, I.; Baltogiannis, N.; Plataras, C.; Skiathitou, A.-V.; Siahanidou, S.; Geroulanos, G.
• Other Names: Walther Frans J. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2009(2009)
• Publication Date: 2009-12-06
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2009/607989
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Intestinal obstruction in neonatal period is an emergency caused by many surgical causes. An extremely rare surgical cause in this group of age is intussusception which can be easily confused with other surgical entities. In several reports, a significant number of the infants who were included in the study population were believed to have necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). We present a rare cause of small intestine obstruction in a preterm female infant that can be easily misdiagnosed and confused preoperatively with other clinical entities particular for this period.