Surgical necrotizing enterocolitis: Are intestinal lesions more severe in infants with low birth weight?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Chardot, Christophe ^a,b   Rochet, Jean Stephan ^a,b   Lezeau, Harry ^a,b   Sen, Nuri ^a,b   Brouillard, Vincent ^a,b   Caeymaex, Laurence ^a,b   Verellen, Gaston ^a,b   Otte, Jean Bernard ^a,b   Gauthier, Frédéric ^a,b   Reding, Raymond ^a,b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0037308784     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50036     Document Type: Article

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