title: Total gastric necrosis in a neonate.
abstract: Necrosis of the entire stomach is extremely rare in neonates. We report a case of total gastric necrosis in a full-term neonate. The possible pathophysiology, diagnostic features and therapeutic options for gastric necrosis in a newborn are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110 001. roychouin@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: S Roy
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Dharmendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chadha
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*