[Appendicitis in a premature infant (a case report) (author's transl)]

The case of a 1600 g. 11 day-old premature infant operated upon for G.I. perforation 9 days after exchangetransfusion for hyperbilirrubinemia is reported. Surgery revealed peritonitis due lo appendiceal perforation without evidence of other NEC lesions. Rectal biopsy was normal as well. The problem of neonatal appendicitis is briefly reviewed.