Necrotizing enterocolitis: recent scientific advances in pathophysiology and prevention.

Abstract:

:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Here we review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of NEC, with an emphasis on the latest research findings and potential areas for future research. NEC continues to be one of the most devastating and unpredictable diseases affecting premature infants. Despite decades of research, the pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear, and prevention and treatment strategies are limited. Hopefully, future studies aimed at understanding premature intestinal defenses, commensal or probiotic bacterial influences, and possible genetic predisposition will lead to the improvement of prevention and treatment strategies.

journal_name

Semin Perinatol

journal_title

Seminars in perinatology

authors

Lin PW,Nasr TR,Stoll BJ

doi

10.1053/j.semperi.2008.01.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-04-01 00:00:00

pages

70-82

issue

2

eissn

0146-0005

issn

1558-075X

pii

S0146-0005(08)00005-0

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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