J Korean Surg Soc.
2005 Mar;68(3):249-251.
A Survival Case of a 630 gram Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate after Surgery for the Small Bowel Perforation
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- 1Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjhan@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The surgical care of neonates, born weighing less then 1000 gram (Extremely Low Birth Weight; ELBW), is a very challenging problem to the pediatric surgeons. We report a survival case in which a successful operation for the spontaneous intestinal perforation was performed at the time when the baby weighed 630 g after 25.6 weeks' gestation. The child not only survived but also appears developmental normal at two years of age. The case is the smallest reported survivor in Korea after surgery. The cooperation between the pediatric surgeon and neonatologist is very important in the surgical management of ELBW neonate.
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