The clinical presentation of appendicitis in the newborn is nonspecific. The diagnosis was always made after surgical exploration for acute abdominal findings mimicking necrotizing enterocolitis. We report the case of acute appendicitis in a newborn diagnosed intraoperatively after neonatal occlusion symptoms.
Zitouni, H. , Louati, H. , Belhajmansour, M. , Jallouli, M. and Mhiri, R. (2018). Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis. Journal of Pediatric Perspectives, 6(3), 7369-7370. doi: 10.22038/ijp.2018.29752.2619
MLA
Zitouni, H. , , Louati, H. , , Belhajmansour, M. , , Jallouli, M. , and Mhiri, R. . "Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis", Journal of Pediatric Perspectives, 6, 3, 2018, 7369-7370. doi: 10.22038/ijp.2018.29752.2619
HARVARD
Zitouni, H., Louati, H., Belhajmansour, M., Jallouli, M., Mhiri, R. (2018). 'Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis', Journal of Pediatric Perspectives, 6(3), pp. 7369-7370. doi: 10.22038/ijp.2018.29752.2619
CHICAGO
H. Zitouni , H. Louati , M. Belhajmansour , M. Jallouli and R. Mhiri, "Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis," Journal of Pediatric Perspectives, 6 3 (2018): 7369-7370, doi: 10.22038/ijp.2018.29752.2619
VANCOUVER
Zitouni, H., Louati, H., Belhajmansour, M., Jallouli, M., Mhiri, R. Neonatal Appendicitis: Difficult Diagnosis with Enterocolitis. Journal of Pediatric Perspectives, 2018; 6(3): 7369-7370. doi: 10.22038/ijp.2018.29752.2619
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