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Afr J Paediatr Surg · Jan 2009
Case ReportsAcute gastric dilatation secondary to septicaemia in newborn: a rare entity.
- Rajul Rastogi, Vishal Rastogi, I S Sachdeva, Sumeet Bhargava, and Vaibhav Rastogi.
- Yash Diagnostic Center, Yash Hospital and Research Center, Civil Lines, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh-244 001, India. eesharastogi@gmail.com
- Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2009 Jan 1; 6 (1): 55-7.
AbstractAcute gastric dilatation in a newborn is a rarely encountered clinical entity. Such dilatation without any obstruction is furthermore rare. The authors hereby present a rare case of acute gastric dilatation that developed in a two-days old child who was born premature and was suffering from septicaemia and respiratory distress. The causes and the differential diagnosis of the rare condition are discussed.
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