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Published on: August 23, 2022
Perforated gallbladder in neonates with review of literature
Mohammed Hamada Takrouney1, Sarah Magdy Abdelmohsen2, Ahmed Kamel Ali1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Assiut University Pediatric Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
Introduction:
Neonatal perforated gallbladder is a rare and implausible surgical emergency. Pneumoperitonium and neonatal intestinal obstruction are the main clinical presentations. Many cases of neonatal perforated gallbladder had no clear pathology. Most proper treatment is cholecystectomy during formal exploration.
Case Presentation:
We reported a case of male neonate in his first days of life, presented with abdominal distention and pneumoperitonium and so, surgical exploration revealed perforated gallbladder for which cholecystectomy done.
Clinical Discussion:
Idiopathic gallbladder perforation is seldom condition and is hard to discover before exploration. Besides, pathogenesis remains unknown. In our presented case, the real cause of perforation was unknown and main presentation was pneumoperitonium.
Conclusion:
Although perforated gallbladder is a rare entity and in most of cases does not cause pneumoperitonium, but perforated gallbladder should be taken in account of all cases of pneumoperitonium.
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