title: Postoperative Gastric Perforation in a Newborn with Duodenal Atresia.
abstract: Gastric perforation (GP) in neonates is a rare entity with high mortality. Although the etiology is not completely understood, it mostly occurs in premature neonates on assisted ventilation. Combination of duodenal atresia and gastric perforation is very rare. We present a case duodenal atresia who developed gastric perforation after operetion for duodenal atresia. Analysis of the patient medical record and histology report did not reveal the etiology of the perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Anko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antabak
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bogović
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Jurica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vuković
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ruža
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grizelj
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Vinka Barbarić
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Dino
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papeš
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luetić
keywords: Duodenal atresia; Gastric perforation; Neonate