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Original Article
Comparison of gastric and other bowel perforations in preterm infants: a review of 20 years' experience in a single institution
Do Kyung Lee, So Yeon Shim, Su Jin Cho, Eun Ae Park, Sun Wha Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(8):288-293.   Published online August 21, 2015
Purpose

In this study, we aimed to review the clinical presentation of preterm infants with gastrointestinal perforations and compare the clinical features of gastric perforation with other intestinal perforations.

Methods

The medical records of preterm neonates with pneumoperitoneum, admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between January 1994 and December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed.

Results

Twenty-one preterm infants underwent exploratory laparotomy to investigate the...

Case Report
Three Cases of Pneumoperitoneum in Ventilated Newborns
Chun Ok Yang, Ho Young Lee, Won Kju Choe, Baek Keun Lim, Jong Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(7):1006-1011.   Published online July 15, 1995
Pneumoperitoneum in the newborn is usually a surgical emergency resulting from gastroint-estinal perforation. However, pneumoperitoneum can occur secondary to a pulmonary air leak which progresses from the mediastinum to the retroperitoneum by way of perivascular spaces and then to the peritoneum following rupture. We have observed this phenomenon in three ventilated newborn. A brief review of the related literatures was...
Original Article
A case of pneumoperitoneum secondary to pulmonary airleak and a similar case of abdominal subcutaneous emphysema.
Sei Joong Ko, Moon Chul Kim, Jai Eok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(6):837-842.   Published online June 30, 1991
Pneumoperitoneum in association with pulmonry airleak syndrome is rarely encountered in spite of the rather frequent occurence of the pulmonary airleak syndrome in the neonates and the premature babies under ventilator therapy. In most cases of pneiimoperitoneum, the major cause is gastrointes- tinal perforation which evidently requires emergency surgery. Nevertheless, no such aggressive procedure as explolaparotomy is needed in case of pneumoperitoneum secondary to...
Case Report
A Case of Morgagni Hernia Confirmed by Diagnostic Pneumoperitoneum.
Young Mi Hong, Hae Seung Kim, Joong Gon Kim, Keun Lee, Seung Yeul Yoo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(12):1266-1269.   Published online December 31, 1982
A case of Morgagni hernia in 3day old newborn is reported with literature review. The patient developed tachypnea and respiratory difficulty on 3rd day of life and the diagnosis was made by diagnostic pneumoperitoneum.