Progress on pathogenesis and prognosis of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis / 国际儿科学杂志

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)is a common gastrointestinal emergency,which belongs to one of the life-threatening diseases of neonatal infants.Its pathogenesises include premature birth,inappropriate feeding,intestinal infection and dysbacteriosis,hypoxic ischemic reperfusion injury,etc,which remain not fully known.The clinical stages,some severe complications such as respiratory failure and treatment etc,can affect the prognosis of neonatal infants with NEC.This article reviews the latest progress on related researches,which may provide clues to the early diagnosis,clinical observation and treatment of NEC.