A Case of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis Associated with Intussusception in Fullterm Infant. |
Kwang Min Han, Ki Sik Min, Jong Wan Kim, Ki Yang Ryoo, Ma Hae Cho, Hyung Sik Shin |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
One fullterm infant whose clinical feature initially was that of necrotizing enterocolitis eventually developed intussusception.
The symptomatology of these two conditions is strikingly similar, and when they coexist, recognition of a complicating intussusception is difficult. The pathogenic relationship between necrotizing enterocolitis and intussusception remains obscure. When a presumptive diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis is made but the infant's clinical course varies from that expected, other diagnoses, such as intussusception, must be considered. |
Key Words:
Necrotizing enterocolitis; Intussusception |
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