title: Intestinal malrotation and gastric perforation in a newborn with tetralogy of Fallot: report of one case.
abstract: Gastric perforation with gastrointestinal anomaly is rare in newborns. A case of Tetralogy of Fallot with both malrotation and gastric perforation is reported. Before operation, malrotation was diagnosed from the x-ray films. Laparotomy disclosed a linear perforation on the posterior wall of the gastric body. Mechanical obstruction might have played a role in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality