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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 18
| Issue : 3 | Page : 118-120 |
Intestinal obstruction in a premature baby: Endoscopic diagnosis and management by minimal access surgery
Deepak K Kandpal, Sanjay Siddharth, Saroja Balan, Sujit K Chowdhary
Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sujit K Chowdhary
Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi - 110 044
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.116046
Neonatal intestinal obstruction is the most common surgical emergency in a newborn. Although, large numbers of newborns are operated in our country, limited published literature is available on advances in diagnosis, and management of this problem with outcome analysis in newborns. We report a premature (32 weeks) newborn who developed acute onset symptoms of small bowel obstruction in 3 rd week of life, and discuss the approach to diagnosis and management with the minimal access surgery and successful outcome.
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