Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term infant with coarctation of the aorta complex

T Hasegawa; Y Yoshioka; T Sasaki; Y Iwasaki; Y Miki; J Sumimura; H Koyama; T Dezawa

doi:10.1007/BF01194804

Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term infant with coarctation of the aorta complex

Pediatr Surg Int. 1997;12(1):57-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01194804.

Authors

T Hasegawa¹, Y Yoshioka, T Sasaki, Y Iwasaki, Y Miki, J Sumimura, H Koyama, T Dezawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kinan General Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.

PMID: 9035212
DOI: 10.1007/BF01194804

Abstract

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) sometimes occurs in term infants with congenital heart disease. This article reports a rare case of a term infant with coarctation of the aorta complex who developed NEC on the 8th day after birth. Spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus in the 1st week of life may cause intestinal ischemia and hypoxia with resultant NEC.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Coarctation / complications*
Double Outlet Right Ventricle / complications*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / complications*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / etiology*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn