Acute perforated appendicitis in a 15-day-old infant
Background: Even though no age is free to be affected by appendicitis, it is extremely rare in newborn infants. Clinical presentations are usually nonspecific, abdominal imaging is not always diagnostic, and definitive diagnosis is difficult. We present a 15-day-old infant with acute perforated appe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620301573 |