Subject Area
Clinical Pathology
Article Type
Review
Abstract
Objective We are presenting a case of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a full term neonate. Backround NEC usually affect the preterm baby while in our case baby was full term neonate. Method A 2 days old male neonate who had diagnosis of NEC, was managed by us. Result Baby had the involvement of large bowel with sever faecal peritonitis and baby was expired due to septicemia. Conclusion NEC may occurs in full term baby with large bowel involvement. Resection of the gangrenous colon and rectoascending anastomosis with protective ileostomy was done. Baby was expired after 3 days due to septicemiasepticemia.
Recommended Citation
Singh, Aditya P.; Gupta, Arun K.; Pardeshi, Rajlaxmi; and Mathur, Vinay
(2019)
"Early onset necrotizing enterocolitis in a full-term neonate,"
Menoufia Medical Journal: Vol. 32:
Iss.
2, Article 60.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/mmj.mmj_695_17
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