Profuse lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage as an indication for surgery in necrotising enterocolitis.
An infant developed massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage secondary to necrotising enterocolitis after cardiac surgery. The haemorrhage was only controlled following a colectomy.
Pushparani
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WCIN 1EH, United Kingdom.
Spitz
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Somerville
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de Leval
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D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors