Erschienen in:
01.02.2004 | Editorial
An epidemic of isolated perforation: how can we stop it?
verfasst von:
John M. Hutson
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Surgery International
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Ausgabe 2/2004
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Excerpt
Perforation associated with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) has been well described in the literature for many years, while isolated perforation (IP) is less well understood. The incidence of IP appears to be increasing worldwide, and many authors now regard its aetiology and natural history as different from NEC [
1,
2,
3]. The precise cause of IP, however, remains unknown. …