Neonatal Perforated Appendicitis Masquerading as Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Authors

  • Andrew Tumen University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Pranit N Chotai Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennesse Health Science Center Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • John Matthew Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Adrianne Myers-Webb Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennesse Health Science Center
  • Jie Zhang Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Ramesh Krishnan Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Regional One Health, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • James W Eubanks III Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21699/jns.v6i2.482

Keywords:

Neonatal perforated appendicitis, Neonatal appendicitis, Necrotizing enterocolitis, Localized NEC

Abstract

A preterm neonate underwent emergent laparotomy for presumed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Intra-operatively, neonatal perforated appendicitis (NPA) was encountered. This may represent a form of NEC localized to the appendix. A high index of clinical suspicion and early laparotomy are recommended.

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Author Biographies

Andrew Tumen, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical Student

Pranit N Chotai, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennesse Health Science Center Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Resident in General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

John Matthew Williams, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Medical Student

Adrianne Myers-Webb, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tennesse Health Science Center

Fellow, Pediatric Surgery

Jie Zhang, Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Assistant Professor, Pathology

Ramesh Krishnan, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Regional One Health, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics

James W Eubanks III, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

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Published

2017-04-15

How to Cite

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Tumen A, Chotai PN, Williams JM, Myers-Webb A, Zhang J, Krishnan R, Eubanks III JW. Neonatal Perforated Appendicitis Masquerading as Necrotizing Enterocolitis. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2017Apr.15 [cited 2024Apr.17];6(2):39. Available from: https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/494

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2017): Journal of Neonatal Surgery

Section

Case Report

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