Diagnostic laparoscopy for neonatal perforated Meckel′s diverticulum

Pneumoperitoneum in a neonate is a serious condition for which bowel perforation is indicated in most cases. Because the transdiaphragmatic air dissection could occur in some ventilated neonates without peritonitis, making the right diagnosis is sometimes difficult, and exploratory laparotomy is oft...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Masuko, Yujiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kawashima, Hizuru Amano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2016;volume=12;issue=1;spage=71;epage=72;aulast=Masuko