title: Liver abscess: increasing occurrence in premature newborns.
abstract: Neonatal liver abscess is a very rare condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. There seems to be an increasing trend of this rare condition amongst the newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units. We report a case of liver abscess in a premature newborn and briefly review the literature and discuss its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital İstanbul, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Oktav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bosnalı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital İstanbul, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moralıoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital İstanbul, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Ayşenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerrah Celayir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital İstanbul, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pektaş
keywords: Abscess; Liver; Neonate; Umbilical catheterization