title: Spontaneous neonatal and fetal intestinal perforation.
abstract: Apparently spontaneous neonatal intestinal perforation may be difficult to diagnose if the condition is not kept in mind. It may present with free perforation or with the late effects of meconium peritonitis. Five cases are described. There is a high mortality associated with bacterial peritonitis, and the importance of early diagnosis and energetic resuscitation is underlined.
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction; D007416:Intestinal Perforation; D007583:Jejunum; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture