Resection and primary anastomosis is a valid surgical option for infants with necrotizing enterocolitis who weigh less than 1000 g

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1149-1151

  Hall, N J ^a,b   Curry, J ^a   Drake, D P ^a   Spitz, L ^a   Kiely, E M ^a   Pierro, A ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29144458294     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.12.1149     Document Type: Article

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