title: [Intestinal perforations in the newborn infant].
abstract: Between 1976 and March 1985 16 neonates with gastrointestinal perforations were treated. The most common site of perforation was the ileo-coecal region, the most frequent causes of perforation were due to intestinal obstruction, necrotising enterocolitis and so-called spontaneous perforations (ischemic perforations). The surgical procedure depended on the site and cause of the perforation, taking the general condition into account. 7 out of the 16 newborns (44%) died due to sepsis and septic complications.
mesh_terms: D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Intestinale Perforationen im Neugeborenenalter.