DOI: 10.36106/gjra/7206534 ISSN:
CASE SERIES OF NEONATAL GASTRIC PERFORATION IN OUR RURAL TERTIARY HOSPITAL
Neha Ullalkar, P. N. Sreeramulu, K Krishna Prasad, C.V Shashirekha, Sudha Reddy V. R- General Medicine
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- General Medicine
- Ocean Engineering
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
- General Medicine
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- General Medicine
Background (Introduction): Neonatal gastric perforation is a rare and catastrophic condition with high mortality. Various factors and theories have been proposed as a possible cause but the etiology still remains obscure. Gastric perforations are often large and associated with necrosis of a signicant portion of the stomach wall. Early identication and treatment are essential and may improve the outcome. It is, therefore, imperative to highlight the need for increased awareness of NGP to optimize outcome through urgent surgical intervention in a timely manner. We hereby describe ve cases of NGP, and their management with prompt surgical intervention.