Abstract
Meconium pseudocyst formation secondary to antenatal perforation is well described. We present a preterm infant who had intra-abdominal pseudocyst formation following postnatal intestinal perforation secondary to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and secondarily leading to extra-abdominal collar stud abscess. This is new face of NEC and this presentation has not been reported earlier.
Highlights
Despite advances in neonatal care, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) still remains as one of the most common causes of surgical intervention in the neonate [1]
We present a neonate who had medical treatment for NEC initially and later developed silent perforation, which subsequently got walled off in the form of pseudocyst
Enterocyst formation has been reported as late complication of NEC; hitherto there is no report on acute phase postnatal pseudocyst
Summary
Despite advances in neonatal care, NEC still remains as one of the most common causes of surgical intervention in the neonate [1]. We present a neonate who had medical treatment for NEC initially and later developed silent perforation, which subsequently got walled off in the form of pseudocyst. This led to collarstud abscess of the anterior abdominal wall, with pus and free air tracking under the abdominal skin.
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