Archive · 16 Jun 2025
Neonatal Miracle: Newborn Survives Rare Intestinal Condition
Doctors at a hospital helped a baby girl who had a very rare and dangerous problem with her intestines.
The baby's intestines had a hole, which is very unusual, especially for babies born full-term.
Doctors performed two surgeries to fix the problem.
After the first surgery, the baby needed extra help, including special food and medicine.
She also had problems with losing fluids.
After several months of care, the baby was able to go home and is now growing normally, which is great news for the parents!
A newborn girl with a rare intestinal condition was successfully treated at Medicover Hospital in Kharghar.
The baby had ileal perforation with fecal peritonitis, a condition with a low survival rate.
Emergency surgery was performed to address the perforation, followed by a stoma reversal.
The newborn faced complications like fluid loss, infections, and required specialized nutrition.
The baby was discharged after 2.5 months with normal neurodevelopment and weight gain.
- Who
- A newborn girl and the medical team at Medicover Hospital.
- What
- Successful treatment of a newborn with a rare intestinal condition.
- When
- The baby was born in February and discharged on May 14.
- Where
- Medicover Hospital, Kharghar.
- Why
- To save the baby's life and address the rare and critical condition of ileal perforation.
Parents' Initial Hesitation
Doctors' Recommendation
Decision to Proceed with Surgery
Parents' Initial Hesitation
Parents were initially hesitant about the surgery.
Doctors' Recommendation
After thorough counseling, the surgery was performed.
- Condition
- Ileal perforation with fecal peritonitis
- Hospital
- Medicover Hospital, Kharghar
- Surgery Type
- Emergency laparotomy and stoma reversal
- Baby's Weight at Discharge
- 3.2 kg
- Survival Rate of Condition
- Less than 10%
- Surgeon
- Dr. Pooja Multani
- Neonatologist
- Dr. Tanmesh Kumar Sahu