title: Spontaneous intestinal perforation in neonates: is surgery always indicated?
abstract: The usual accepted mode of treatment of neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and pneumoperitoneum is surgical. However, in a select group of patients conservative treatment is feasible. Pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis is a rare phenomenon which creates a management problem for the treating surgeon. We present two cases of pneumoperitoneum to discuss the non-surgical management of pneumoperitoneum and describe their outcomes.
authors: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, JNMCH, Aligarh, India. drrizwanahmadkhan@yahoo.co.in
authors: Rizwan Ahmad
authors: RA
authors: Khan
authors: Jai Kumar
authors: JK
authors: Mahajan
authors: Kataragadda Lakshmi Narasimha
authors: KL
authors: Rao
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal