Postoperative necrotizing enterocolitis following incarcerated inguinal hernia repair: Report of a case

Authors
Turkyilmaz, Z Sonmez, K Numanoglu, V Kale, N Basaklar, AC
Citation
Z. Turkyilmaz et al., Postoperative necrotizing enterocolitis following incarcerated inguinal hernia repair: Report of a case, SURG TODAY, 31(6), 2001, pp. 550-552
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SURGERY TODAY
ISSN journal
09411291 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
550 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-1291(2001)31:6<550:PNEFII>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The postoperative development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) following major surgery in neonates has often been described. We report herein the ca se of an older infant in whom postoperative NEC developed following emergen cy repair of an incarcerated inguinal hernia.