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Journal of Case Reports
Iatrogenic Oesophageal Perforation in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn
Marie Janaillac1, Ramy El-Jalbout2, Anie Lapointe1, Christian Lachance1, Gabriel Altit1
Division of 1Neonatology and 2Radiology, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Marie Janaillac
Email: mariejanaillac@hotmail.com
Received: 19-MAR-2016 Accepted: 16-JUN-2016 Published Online: 15-AUG-2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2016.0092
Abstract
We report a rare case of an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) baby with oesophageal perforation secondary to an oro-gastric tube insertion and concomitant milk pleural effusion diagnosed on chest radiography. Area of perforation was determined with lateral chest radiography. This is the first case described in the literature of a milk pleural effusion in the context of perforation of the inferior third of the oesophagus in an ELBW infant. 
Keywords : Abdomen, Birth Weight, Esophageal Perforation, Milk, Pleural Effusion, Pregnancy.
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