What role does laparoscopy play in the diagnosis and immediate treatment of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 397-401

  Smith, James ^a   Thyoka, Mandela ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEATH; EMBASE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876104937     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0482     Document Type: Article

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