“…Other investigations included ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT), which were found to be unnecessary when plain radiographs revealed pneumoperitoneum. In the study by Oyachi et al [19], abdominal CT showed an intraabdominal mass/abscess in a neonate who was found to have a perforated MD at laparotomy. In another study, abdominal US showed ascites, which was secondary to a perforated MD [15].…”