Neonatal appendicitis: case report and literature review
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https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2019v71n2p19-22Keywords:
Appendicitis, Infant, Newborn, AppendectomyAbstract
Objective: To describe the experience in the timely management of a neonate patient with acute appendicitis in the Ayacucho ́s Regional Hospital.
Material and methods: Retrospective study, with evaluation of the patient's medical history.
Results: Patient premature newborn, with abdominal distension and radiological signs of obstruction. A laparotomy is performed and an appendectomy. No association was found with another disease.
Conclusions: Acute neonatal appendicitis is a rare condition, with early diagnosis and timely surgical treatment you can have a good prognosis.
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