Colonic stenosis post-necrotizing enterocolitis in term newborn with acquired cytomegalovirus infection.

نویسندگان

  • L Marseglia
  • S Manti
  • G D'Angelo
  • M Lima
  • P Impellizzeri
  • C Romeo
  • E Gitto
چکیده

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a gastrointestinal emergency typical of premature infants. Intestinal strictures infrequently complicate medical or surgical treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis. Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection with gastrointestinal linvolvement has occasionally been described in subjects with necrotizing enterocolitis. We report the case of a full term infant presenting necrotizing enterocolitis, acquired cytomegalovirus infection and post necrotizing enterocolitis colonic stricture.List of abbreviations: necrotizing enterocolitis = NEC,cytomegalovirus = CMV.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chirurgia

دوره 110 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015