title: Perforated acute appendicitis in a term neonate.
abstract: Acute appendicitis is rare in term neonates. In most of the reported cases, it is seen as a complication of necrotizing enterocolitis, Hirschsprung's disease, cystic fibrosis, meconium plug, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, Group B Streptococcal septicemia and chorioamnionitis. A surviving term male newborn with isolated acute appendicitis with perforation is reported. A high index of suspicion of acute appendicitis, early surgery and the importance of a thorough search for a perforation in cases of neonatal acute abdominal distention is stressed. Literature of this rare condition is reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Managoli
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Krishna Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Vilhekar
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sourav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male