Ceacal perforation in a premature newborn infant complicating milk curd syndrome: case report.
A 34-weeks-old female baby having a closed ceacal perforation due to milk curd syndrome is reported. The obstructing milk curd was located in the transvers colon and the perforation was in the ceacum. Primary repair of the ceacal perforation, aspiration of the material from an enterotomy and a protective ileostomy were performed. The patient died in the second postoperative day as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest and septic shock.
Karkiner
Aytaç
A
Deparment of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey. aytack@superonline.com
Temir
Günyüz
G
Hoşgör
Münevver
M
Günşar
Cüneyt
C
Karaca
Irfan
I
D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D044684:Colon, Transverse; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D041943:Infant Formula; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D013577:Syndrome