Case report: necrotizing enterocolitis with a transverse colonic perforation in a 2-day old term neonate and literature review
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), while classically discussed in preterm and low birth weight neonates, also occurs in the term infant and accounts for 10% of all NEC cases. Despite there being fewer reported cases of NEC in term infants, these presentations demonstrate difference...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-020-00124-0 |