Intrauterine perineal tear: a rare birth injury.
A rare case of birth injury having intrauterine complete perineal tear is presented. Defunctioning sigmoid colostomy was undertaken because of bad perineal condition. The baby died of Pseudomonas septicemia on the 15th day before definitive surgical procedure could be undertaken.
Bhat
B V
BV
Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry, India.
Jagdish
S
S
Srinivasan
S
S
Pandey
K K
KK
Chatterjee
H
H
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010502:Perineum / Q000293:injuries*