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Necrotising enterocolitis complicated by gastrocolic and jejunocolic fistulas
Abstract
As the survival rate of infants with severe NEC is improving the incidence of complications like enteric fistulas will increase. Symptoms in an infant following the resolution of NEC, with a nonspecific bowel gas pattern on plain film should raise the possibility of an existing fistula, prompting appropriate investigation and treatment of this significant complication.
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N Mahomed, University of Witwatersrand
R Swartz, University of Witwatersrand
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Date published: 2010-12-08
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