The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk infants. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/neonatalogy-for-primary-care-2nd-edition-paperback/
Chapter 34: Surgical Emergencies of the Chest and Abdomen in the Newborn
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Published:January 2020
Anna C. Ganster, MD, Mohamed Farooq Ahamed, MD, FAAP, Mamta Fuloria, MD, FAAP, 2020. "Surgical Emergencies of the Chest and Abdomen in the Newborn", Neonatology for Primary Care, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP
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Newborns often present with nonspecific gastrointestinal (GI) signs and symptoms, indicating either a primary GI pathology or other conditions (most notably, infections). Thus, an understanding of the common presenting GI signs and symptoms, their differential diagnoses, and the diagnostic workup and management is essential in the care of neonates. Although this chapter primarily focuses on GI pathologies that require urgent interventions, choanal atresia (CA) and neck masses in the newborn period are briefly discussed as well.
Most neonates with GI pathology present within the first few days after birth; thus, the postnatal history may not always be contributory. Valuable information...
