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Internal Hernia Masquerading As Necrotizing Enterocolitis

In extremely preterm infants, acute abdominal emergencies are fortunately less common with improving care. Spontaneous intestinal perforation and necrotizing enterocolitis are conditions where emergency surgery is most often needed. Conservative medical management and placement of temporary drain are often used in the initial management. Internal hernia (IH) is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction in neonates, is difficult to diagnose and unfortunately are found only at autopsy. The presentation in preterm infants, distinction between these conditions, and the need for early diagnosis of IH are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/626085
Date31 October 2017
CreatorsKylat, Ranjit I.
ContributorsUniv Arizona, Coll Med, Dept Pediat
PublisherFRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2017 Kylat. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Relationhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00225/full

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