Colonic pneumatosis intestinalis in preterm infants: Different to necrotising enterocolitis with a more benign course?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 369-371

  Hoehn, Thomas ^a   Stöver, Brigitte ^a   Bührer, Christoph ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal distension; Bowel perforation; Necrotising enterocolitis; Pneumatosis intestinalis; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0035031349     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310100757     Document Type: Article

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