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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Severe pneumoperitoneum in a newborn without any established cause in a tertiary health institution in a low resource setting: A case report

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Danfulani Mohammed *, Haruna Gele Ibrahim, Shamsuddeen Aliyu and Sule Muhammad Baba

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 08(03), 234-237
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.3.0481
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.3.0481
 
Received on 03 December 2020; revised on 11 December 2020; accepted on 13 December 2020
 
Pneumoperitoneum is the presence of air within the peritoneal cavity. Pneumoperitoneum is said to occur more in neonates than in infants and most cases are idiopathic. However it may be caused by necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), gastrointestinal tract perforation, iatrogenic causes such as mechanical ventilation and intrathoracic pathology (pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum). Plain abdominal radiograph has a good diagnostic value in evaluating patients with suspected pneumoperitoneum. Pneumoperitoneum can also be diagnosed using computed tomography (CT). A case of neonatal pneumoperitoneum without any established cause is reported due to its rarity. The approach to its management and radiological signs of pneumoperitoneum are also presented. 
 
Pneumoperitoneum; Peritoneal cavity; Neonates; Case Report; Computed Tomography
 
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Danfulani Mohammed, Haruna Gele Ibrahim, Shamsuddeen Aliyu and Sule Muhammad Baba. Severe pneumoperitoneum in a newborn without any established cause in a tertiary health institution in a low resource setting: A case report. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 8(3), 234-237. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.8.3.0481

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