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Query: UMLS:C0085693 (
acute appendicitis
)
3,606
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Acute appendicitis
is rare in term neonates. In most of the reported cases, it is seen as a complication of necrotizing enterocolitis, Hirschsprung's disease, cystic fibrosis, meconium plug, inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, Group B
Streptococcal septicemia
and chorioamnionitis. A surviving term male newborn with isolated
acute appendicitis
with perforation is reported. A high index of suspicion of
acute appendicitis
, early surgery and the importance of a thorough search for a perforation in cases of neonatal acute abdominal distention is stressed. Literature of this rare condition is reviewed briefly.
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PMID:Perforated acute appendicitis in a term neonate. 1510 22
