Journal of pediatric surgery
Necessity of enterostomy at the initial operation in neonatal intestinal perforation: A nationwide matched study in Japan.
Tsuyoshi Sakurai, Hisateru Tachimori, Hiroaki Miyata, Hideyuki Sasaki, Motoshi Wada
Published: 202510.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162866
Abstract
PURPOSE: Neonatal intestinal perforation often necessitates urgent surgery, yet whether enterostomy is necessary or primary repair is preferable remains debated. We estimated the short-term effect of choosing enterostomy versus primary repair after a…
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