Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
| Autor: | J. H. Middlemiss, S. P. Master, A. C. Templeton, D. E. Truscott |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Constipation Vomiting Posture Perforation (oil well) Autopsy Infant Premature Diseases Infant Newborn Diseases Gangrene Necrosis Pneumoperitoneum Intestinal mucosa Ileum Escherichia coli medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Intestinal Mucosa Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Enterocolitis Pseudomembranous business.industry Infant Newborn General Medicine Abdominal distension medicine.disease Surgery Radiography medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The British Journal of Radiology. 46:1063-1069 |
| ISSN: | 1748-880X 0007-1285 |
| DOI: | 10.1259/0007-1285-46-552-1063 |
| Popis: | Twenty-six cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis occurring in a teaching hospital in East Africa are reported. The salient clinical features were vomiting, often bilious, abdominal distension, and constipation. The onset was most often in the first week of life but could occur up to three weeks after birth. Radiology provided the best means of diagnosis and the radiological signs commonly seen were dilated intestinal loops with fluid levels. Gas in the bowel wall produced a granular or foamy appearance, together with linear gas streaks or a concentric “ring” picture. Pneumoperitoneum and portal vein gas were seen in a few cases. In the absence of perforation conservative management yielded the best results. Early diagnosis was essential for successful treatment. |
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