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Entero-colonic Fistula Secondary to Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infant: A Case Report [PDF]

Neonatal Medicine, 2023
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a severe inflammatory disease of the intestine and is the main cause of death in infants, mostly occurring in premature infants. Intestinal obstruction may occur during the medical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Soung Hee Kim
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Necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1974
BECAUSE of its probable increased incidence there is need to be aware of the fatal-if untreated-condition called necrotizing enterocolitis. With this in mind the clinical and pathological features of ten infants with the condition are presented. The unreliability of radiological signs in diagnosis is stressed; the primary role of shock is supported and
S F, Calahane, B, Moore
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Contemporary Outcomes for Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis-A Systematic Review.

Jornal de Pediatria, 2020
OBJECTIVE To develop an accurate understanding of outcomes for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) to inform parental counseling, clinical care, and research agendas.
I. Jones, N. Hall
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CD16+CD163+ monocytes traffic to sites of inflammation during necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2021
Using single-cell analysis of whole blood and intestinal tissue, Olaloye et al. identify a population of inflammatory monocytes that are potentially pathogenic in necrotizing enterocolitis.
Oluwabunmi O Olaloye, P. Liu, Jessica M Toothaker, B. McCourt, C. McCourt, Jenny B Xiao, E. Prochaska, Spenser Shaffer, L. Werner, Jordan Gringauz, M. Good, J. Goldsmith, Xiaojing An, Fujing Wang, S. Snapper, D. Shouval, Kong Chen, G. Tseng, Liza Konnikova   +18 more
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Enteral lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020
BACKGROUND Lactoferrin, a normal component of human colostrum and milk, can enhance host defenses and may be effective for prevention of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm neonates.
M. Pammi, G. Suresh
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Global incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), yet the global incidence of NEC has not been systematically evaluated.
A. Alsaied, N. Islam, L. Thalib
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Time to occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis and its predictors among low birth weight neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit of felege hiwot compressive specialized hospital BahirDar, Ethiopia, 2021: A retrospective follow-up study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundGlobally, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) varies between 6 and 15% of all neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Tamiru Alene, Mulualem Gete Feleke, Addisu Yeshambel, Abraham Tsedalu Amare, Agimasie Tigabu, Tekalign Amera Birlie, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Gashaw Kerebeh, Kirubel Eshetu, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Biresaw Wassihun, Getachew Asmare Adella, Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu   +12 more
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Necrotizing enterocolitis in low birth weight infants in China: Mortality risk factors expressed by birth weight categories

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2017
Background: We retrospectively investigated incidence, morbidity, and mortality of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis in China, with special emphasis on determining the predictors of necrotizing enterocolitis associated mortality.
Tian Qian, Rong Zhang, Li Zhu, Peng Shi, Jie Yang, Chang-yi Yang, Dong-mei Chen, Jing-yun Shi, Xiao-guang Zhou, Yin-ping Qiu, Yong Yang, Ling He, Shao-ru He, Yun-tao Cao, Qiu-fen Wei, Manoj Kumar, Chao Chen   +16 more
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Necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm newborn with a history of maternal COVID-19: a case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
A 6-day-old newborn male presented with a primary complaint of abdominal distension for 3 days before hospital admission. The newborn was delivered from a confirmed COVID-19–positive mother through caesarean section at 38-39 weeks with a birth weight of ...
Rennilia Nita, MD, Aryati, MD, Fendy Matulatan, MD   +2 more
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Necrotizing enterocolitis and the gut-lung axis.

Seminars in Perinatology, 2021
The recently recognized connection between the gut microbiota and pulmonary disease has been termed the gut-lung axis. However, broader connections link the gut and the lungs and these organ systems are tightly interrelated in both homeostasis and ...
K. Willis, N. Ambalavanan
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