Neonatal appendicitis

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 24 Jun 2019

Neonatal appendicitis is rare, presumably in part due to the short funnel shape of the appendix at that age. Symptoms are non-specific and may mimic necrotizing enterocolitis.

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