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Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency primarily affecting premature neonates, characterized by ischemic necrosis of the bowel wall. It most commonly...

Synonyms: Necrotizing enterocolitis · NEC · Nekrotizan enterokolit · Nekrotisierende Enterokolitis · Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis · NNEC

Age Range

0-0.1

Peak Age

0.05

Gender

Equal

Prevalence

Uncommon

Analyze this disease

Pediatric module

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