Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Evidence-based care guideline for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among very low birth weight infants.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.  2005 Jul 14 (revised 2007 Feb).  12 pages.  NGC:005522
 

Keywords

necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC, neonatal colitis, neonatal enteritis, necrotic appendicitis of the newborn, neonatal gastrointestinal disease, complication of prematurity

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Author

Beverly P Wood, MD, MS, PhD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, Division of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Beverly P Wood, MD, MS, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Women Radiologists, American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, and Society for Pediatric Radiology
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Fredric A Hoffer, MD, FAAP, FSIR, Professor of Radiology, University of Washington; Section Chief of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
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