title: Pseudocyst and a collar stud abscess: new face of necrotizing enterocolitis.
abstract: Meconium pseudocyst formation secondary to antenatal perforation is well described. We present a preterm infant who had intra-abdominal pseudocyst formation following postnatal intestinal perforation secondary to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and secondarily leading to extra-abdominal collar stud abscess. This is new face of NEC and this presentation has not been reported earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Directorate of Children's Services, Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary , Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Directorate of Children's Services, Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary , Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ramnik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Directorate of Children's Services, Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary , Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Directorate of Children's Services, Univeristy Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary , Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: More
keywords: Collar stud abscess; Intestinal perforation; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm; Pseudocyst