Pneumoperitoneum in the neonate.
Pneumoperitoneum in the newborn child is not necessarily diagnostic of visceral perforation. If perforation can be excluded, these patients can be spared the risks of an operation.
D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology