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A Case of Ruptured Acute Appendicitis Presenting as Pneumoperitoneum in Low Birth Weighted Premature Baby
Kyumin Kang, Youngmin Park, Haesoo Koo, Kum-ja Choi
J Korean Assoc Pediatr Surg 2012;18(2):83-88.   Published online December 31, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jkaps.2012.18.2.83

Acute appendicitis is very rare in premature neonates. Preoperative diagnosis of this condition is difficult, and then it leads to high morbidity and mortality. We report 9-day-old premature male with ruptured acute appendicitis presented with pneumoperitoneum on plain films of the abdomen. Awareness of this rare condition and possible differential diagnosis in this age group is also discussed.

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