Quantitative assessment of hepatic blood flow in the diagnosis and management of necrotizing enterocolitis

Akin M. A., Yikilmaz A., GÜNEŞ T., Sarici D., Korkmaz L., ÖZTÜRK M. A., ...More

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.28, no.18, pp.2160-2165, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most important gastrointestinal emergency in the neonatal period and early detection is very important for its management. Bowel ischemia-hypoperfusion is one of the main etiological factors. In the literature, a few studies have focused on arterial Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) features of splanchnic arteries; however, their clinical implications are not clear.