title: Idiopathic neonatal colonic perforation.
abstract: Though the perforation of the colon in neonates is rare, it is associated with more than 50% mortality in high-risk patients. We report a case of idiopathic neonatal perforation of the sigmoid colon in an 8-day-old, healthy, male neonate without any demonstrable cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Keziban
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bulan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peker
keywords: Neonate; Perforation; Sigmoid colon