Intestinal malrotation and gastric perforation in a newborn with tetralogy of Fallot: report of one case.
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.
Lu
C P
CP
Department of Pediatrics, Provincial Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Teng
R J
RJ
Chen
M H
MH
Liao
K S
KS
Ho
M M
MM
Hwang
K C
KC
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