Total gastric necrosis in a neonate.
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.
Choudhury
S Roy
SR
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110 001. roychouin@yahoo.co.in
Sharma
Akshay
A
Singh
Dharmendra
D
Chadha
Rajiv
R
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*