If one excludes those cases of perforation which are secondary to volvulus, intestinal atresia, con- genital bands, intussusception, herniation of the bowel, meconium ileus or Hirschsprung's disease, there remains a group of newborn infants who develop perforation of the colon without apparent cause.
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