Spontaneous rupture of the stomach in a newborn infant with E. coli sepsis
Speer, C.; Hauptmann, D.
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde 129(12): 708-709
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9298 PMID: 7035876 Document Number: 175808
There is a high mortality rate in neonates with spontaneous rupture of the stomach. Clinical manifestations are vomiting, abdominal distension, respiratory distress and shock. An upright X-ray film showing a pneumoperitoneum is diagnostic. Successful treatment depends on early recognition of the condition and immediate surgical intervention. The case of a newborn with septicemia and spontaneous gastric rupture is described.