Conservative Management of Pneumoperitoneum in Necrotising Enterocolitis- Is it Possible?

Anand Pandey, Shailendra P Singh, Vipin Gupta, Rajesh Verma

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Article in Journal of neonatal surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in a Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Successful Management by Peritoneal Needle Suction.Journal of neonatal surgery
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Anand PandeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.

Shailendra P SinghDepartment of Surgery, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, 206130, India.

Vipin GuptaDepartment of Surgery, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, 206130, India.

Rajesh VermaDepartment of Surgery, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, 206130, India.

King George's Medical University · IN

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Abstract

introductionNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients; especially in premature and low birth weight ones. Surgery is indicated when there is pneumoperitoneum. Other therapies include conservative observation or primary peritoneal drain (PPD). This study was conceived to evaluate peritoneal tapping, rather than primary peritoneal drain (PPD) as a treatment of NEC. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis prospective observational study conducted from December 2012 to December 2014 and including all patients of NEC having pneumoperitoneum on X-ray.

resultsThere were 12 patients of NEC. Seven patients responded to single peritoneal tapping. Three patients needed one more tapping. Laparotomy was required in remaining two patients. One patient, who underwent laparotomy, expired due to severe sepsis. The mean duration of follow up was 4.83 months (range 2 to 8).

conclusionPeritoneal tapping in NEC who develops pneumoperitoneum appears to be a viable option. Further studies in this regard may substantiate this mode of therapy.

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Necrotising enterocolitisNeonatesPeritoneal tappingPneumoperitoneumPremature

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