242 Spontaneous Idiopatic Intestinal Perforation (SIPI): A Distinct Clinical Entity in the Preterm Infant

Background: The most common cause of intestinal perforation in newborns is necrotizing enterocolytis (NEC). A novel condition has been increasingly described of idiopathic spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIPI), which does not show the typical clinical and diagnostic features of NEC. The aim of the present study is to define clinical peculiarities and potential risk factors in newborns by comparing SIPI and NEC patients.