Department of Surgery, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author email: babugouda@icloud.com
Online published on 21 October, 2013.
Idiopathic perforation of rectum in newborns is extremely rare. Etiology of spontaneous neonatal rectal perforation is unknown. We report a case of idiopathic rectal perforation in a neonate who presented with signs ofperforative peritonitis. This case is reported because of its rarity.
Rectal perforation, Spontaneous gastrointestinal perforation
