Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
NEC - Prognosis
Recurrent NEC is 4%
- Strictures (20%) most common in large bowel
- Enteric fistulas
- Short bowel syndrome (following surgery)
- Malabsorption & chronic diarrhea
- Dumping syndromes: loss of terminal ileum
- Fluids electrolyte losses (with ileostomy)
- Parenteral nutrition associated hepatic disease
- Developmental delay
Ira Shah
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
01/07/2004
01/07/2004
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Ira Shah
Consultant Pediatrician, B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India
First Created: 01/07/2004