BECAUSE of the increasing number of reported cases, perforation of the gastrointestinal
tract in the newborn must be considered more common than was once acknowledged …

Perforation of the intestine as a complication of umbilical vein exchange transfusion in the
newborn has recently received increased attention in the literature, but from 1950 until 1968 …

RECENTLY, attention has been called to perforation of the intestine after exchange
transfusion. 1 2 3 We report what we believe is the first case of this complication in the …

The complication of intestinal perforation in exchange transfusion in newborn infants has
been brought to our attention during the last two to three years. Twenty case reports are …

An infant with Rhesus hemolytic disease developed a perforation of the cecum after two
exchange transfusions. The cause is unknown, but theories include alteration of …

WHEN a" new" complication of an" old" procedure is reported, one cannot help wondering
whether it is really" new" or just previously overlooked. Recently, there were two reports of …

Four patients are reported in whom perforation of the colon followed exchange transfusion
for haemolytic disease of the newborn. This association seems to be more than coincidental …

Ladd and Gross" have not encountered perforation of the bowel secondary to stenosis.
Reduplication of the colon is indeed rare, yet its resultant obstruction, although usually …

The medical literature has many excellent case reports and several good treatises on
perforation of the gastrointestinal tract of the newborn infant, but the articles are scattered in …

Perforations of the gastrointestinal tract occur in the newborn period as an apparently
spontaneous event unrelated to such well-documented causes as peptic ulcerations, trauma …