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Heterogeneity of necrotizing enterocolitis associated with congenital heart disease: a comparative study of preoperative and postoperative clinical phenotypes.
Pediatric surgery international - 15 Sept 2026
Koga Shoma, Miyazaki Ko, Tamaki Akihiko, Kuraoka Ayako, Nagata Hazumu, Hayashida Makoto
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To characterize the clinical differences between pre- and postoperative congenital heart disease (CHD)-associated necrotizing enterocolitis (CHD-NEC) and to explore whether these entities represent distinct clinical phenotypes. METHODS: Patients with NEC episodes at our institution were retrospectively reviewed, and the NEC episodes were classified as classical NEC, preoperative CHD-NEC, or postoperative...
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- Humans
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Retrospective Studies
- Female
- Phenotype
