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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;4(3):430-2.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.83881.

Adult necrotizing enterocolitis and non occlusive mesenteric ischemia

Sanoop Koshy Zachariah  1
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Case Reports

Adult necrotizing enterocolitis and non occlusive mesenteric ischemia

Sanoop Koshy Zachariah. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Adult necrotizing enterocolitis and non occlusive mesenteric ischemia are rare causes of acute abdomen in adults. Accurate preoperative diagnosis is often difficult in these cases. Here, four cases of massive bowel necrosis with varying segments of small and large bowel involvement are described, all of whom underwent surgery. These cases give an opportunity to review the literature on such lethal diseases including non occlusive intestinal necrosis, neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis and adult necrotizing enterocolitis. The similarities and differences in etiology, pathophysiology, clinical and radiological findings are discussed.

Keywords: Adult; intestinal ischemia; necrotizing enterocolitis; non occlusive mesenteric ischemia.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Contiguous involvement of the cecum and ileum due to necrotizing enterocolitis
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Figure 2
Full thickness transmural necrosis and skip lesions
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Figure 3
Involvement of continuous segment of the small bowel without skip lesions in NOMI
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