Surgical treatment in newborns of necrotizing enterocolitis
Surgical treatment in newborns of necrotizing enterocolitis
Great controversy surrounds the indications for surgery in infants with NEC. While many respond to intensive medical treatment, in up to 50% more severe NEC develops, requiring surgical intervention. As with the lack of consensus regarding indications for surgical intervention, there is a lack of consensus concerning the ideal surgical management of infants with NEC. Surgical options depend primarily on the extent of intestinal disease and the clinical stability of the infant. In addition to surgery in the acute phase, a number of infants develop late complications of NEC, either following medical or previous surgical treatment, and these complications may require surgical intervention. Clear knowledge of these outcomes is important in counseling parents and in assessing the effectiveness of treatments.
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Hall, Nigel
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Pierro, Agostino
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23 October 2018
Hall, Nigel
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Pierro, Agostino
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Hall, Nigel and Pierro, Agostino
(2018)
Surgical treatment in newborns of necrotizing enterocolitis.
In,
Buonocore, Giuseppe, Bracci, Rodolfo and Weindling, Michael
(eds.)
Neonatology: A Practical Approach to Neonatal Diseases.
2nd ed.
Springer Cham, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29489-6_236).
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Abstract
Great controversy surrounds the indications for surgery in infants with NEC. While many respond to intensive medical treatment, in up to 50% more severe NEC develops, requiring surgical intervention. As with the lack of consensus regarding indications for surgical intervention, there is a lack of consensus concerning the ideal surgical management of infants with NEC. Surgical options depend primarily on the extent of intestinal disease and the clinical stability of the infant. In addition to surgery in the acute phase, a number of infants develop late complications of NEC, either following medical or previous surgical treatment, and these complications may require surgical intervention. Clear knowledge of these outcomes is important in counseling parents and in assessing the effectiveness of treatments.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 10 October 2018
Published date: 23 October 2018
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Agostino Pierro
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Giuseppe Buonocore
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Rodolfo Bracci
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Michael Weindling
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