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A Neonatal BALB/c Mouse Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Published on: November 30, 2021
US assessment of neonatal bowel (necrotizing enterocolitis excluded)
Corinne Veyrac1, Catherine Baud, Olivier Prodhomme
1Department of Pediatric Radiology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Avenue du doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. c-veyrac@chu-montpellier.fr
Abstract:
US plays a main role in evaluating neonatal gastrointestinal disorders. The authors describe the US appearance of normal neonatal bowel, midgut volvulus, small bowel atresia, meconium ileus, meconium peritonitis, different meconium plug syndromes, Hirschsprung disease, intestinal duplication cysts, some other abdominal cysts, some intraperitoneal infections, excluding necrotizing enterocolitis, and anorectal anomalies. The use of sonography in the imaging diagnostic strategies of these congenital and acquired anomalies is emphasized.
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