AUTHOR=Keese Daniel , Schwalbach Anne-Kathrin , Schmedding Andrea , Rolle Udo 

TITLE=Not Everything Is Cordless Today—Case Report of Acute Intestinal Obstruction in a Neonate Due to Cord Clamping

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.810570

DOI=10.3389/fped.2021.810570

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>We report a case of a 2-day-old neonate with bilious vomiting and abdominal distension. A small bowel obstruction with ileal perforation due to a misplaced clamping of the umbilical cord was apparent before laparotomy. This complication was a sequala after clamping the cord too close to the abdominal wall in a case where there was a hernia into the cord with intestinal content. A herniation of abdominal contents due to an omphalocele minor or a hernia must be taken into consideration during the inspection of the umbilical cord before clamping.</p>