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Surgery for NEC; enterostomy or anastomosis?

There are only a few randomized trials in neonatal surgery, but those that exist have had a major impact. This new publication may do the same, even though the sample size is relatively modest, and there are some issues with … Continue reading

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Intestinal perforation in the very preterm, what causes it, and what to do about it.

There are 2 main causes of intestinal perforation in the very preterm, Necrotising Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Perforation. NEC, as I have previously discussed, may be a convenient name for a few different conditions which present in a similar fashion. In … Continue reading

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