Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · May 2012
Does necrotizing enterocolitis affect growth and neurodevelopmental outcome in very low birth weight infants?
To evaluate the effect of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) on growth and neurodevelopmental outcome. ⋯ Necrotizing enterocolitis has affected neurodevelopmental outcome but not growth in VLBW infants at 18-24 months of corrected age. Both those treated medically or requiring surgery need close neurodevelopmental follow-up for the first years of life.