title: Intestinal ischemia in neonates and children.
abstract: The article reviews the intestinal ischemia theme on newborn and children. The intestinal ischemia may be either acute - intestinal infarction (by vascular obstruction or by reduced mesenteric blood flow besides the occlusive mechanism), either chronic. In neonates, acute intestinal ischemia may be caused by aortic thrombosis, volvulus or hypoplastic left heart syndrome. In children, acute intestinal ischemia may be caused by fibromuscular dysplasia, volvulus, abdominal compartment syndrome, Burkitt lymphoma, dermatomyositis (by vascular obstruction) or familial dysautonomia, Addison's disease, situs inversus abdominus (intraoperative), burns, chemotherapy administration (by nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia). Chronic intestinal ischemia is a rare condition in pediatrics and can be seen in abdominal aortic coarctation or hypoplasia, idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ionuţ Isaia
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Jeican
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Emergency Hospital for Children Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ichim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Emergency Hospital for Children Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gheban
keywords: children; intestinal ischemia; newborn