Serum amyloid-A levels in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

Serum Cytosolic β-Glucosidase Levels In Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to compare serum Cytosolic β-Glucosidase (CBG) levels of age-matched control patients with those of infants with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), to determine eventual association between Serum Cytosolic β-Glucosidase levels with intensity of the disease in NEC infants. METHODS 82 neonates were divided into controls (group I, n=41), feeding intolera...

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease that mostly affects premature infants. It involves infection and inflammation that causes destruction of the bowel. Although it affects only 1 in 2,000 to 4,000 births, or between 1 and 5% of neonatal intensive care unit admissions, NEC is the most common and serious gastrointestinal disorder among hospitalized preterm infants. We pr...

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Radiological Manifistations

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics radiological manifestations and risk factors in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Methods: A prospective study over on year starting from January 2008, conducted on 55 neonates with suspected NEC admitted at Children Hospital, Cairo University. Serial X-ray for all neonates were done and assessed Results: 31 (56.4...

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Clostridial Disease?

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease that remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among very preterm neonates and whose incidence has increased in parallel with the improved survival of this population. Despite years of research over the past decades, its pathogenesis is still uncertain and thus prevention is difficult. Three factors are recognized to ...