Necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants - Is laparotomy necessary?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2275-2276

  Flake, Alan W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

DRAINAGE; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY;

EID: 33646892637     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe068072     Document Type: Editorial

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