Neonatal gastric perforation: A rupture in the stomach wall of a newborn, which can lead to the leakage of gastric contents into the abdominal cavity and potentially life-threatening complications.

Neonatal gastric perforation may occur spontaneously and without apparent risk, but may also be caused by instrumentation.

Gastric residuals are frequently used as a measure of feeding tolerance in preterm infants. Gastric residuals are measured by aspirating stomach contents through the feeding tube.

In one of those deaths, a patient who had the Orbera balloon system implanted suffered a gastric perforation.

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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating gastrointestinal disease occurring in 1% to 5% of all neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions.

We observed no increase in chemotherapy related toxicity. Possible bevacizumab-related toxicity included a 28% incidence of grade 3 hypertension, two patients with a gastric perforation and one ...