Resumen

MULET SANTIESTEBAN, Isabel María; RODRIGUEZ, Rita Oset; PRIETO OSET, Lourdes  y  MARRERO FUENTES, Carmen. Presentation of a Preterm Newborn with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation. CCM [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.2, pp.224-230. ISSN 1560-4381.

The spontaneous intestinal perforation is a rare affection in the neo-natal period. The evolution of a 28- week- old male newborn weighing 1000 g at birth with spontaneous intestinal perforation was described. The patient showed abdominal distension at 50 h of life and pneumoperitoneum was observed through radiography and peritoneal drainage was performed. A satisfactory evolution was observed in this patient. The conservative treatment was effective in this case

Palabras clave : intestinal perforation; neonatal, spontaneous; conservative treatment.

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