Neonatal perforated appendicitis. Case report
Neonatal appendicitis is a rare entity with a challenging diagnosis due to the lack of specific signs. In the current case, the patient was referred to our institution with an antenatal ultrasound showing a right flank mass which resulted in abscess formation and perforated appendicitis.
Authors
- Horacio G. Carvajal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1424-8472)
- Esperanza Vidales-Nieto
- Diego Ojeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6528-6087)
- Antonio Medina Vega
- Armando Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-0943)
- Victoria Damián Cuellar
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- Universidad Insurgentes (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110748
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69