caa a22 4500 465772536 CHVBK 20180323111933.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00177110 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00177110 Rectal involvement in necrotizing enterocolitis [Elektronische Daten] [S. Rubin, A. Alawadi] Although necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common cause of neonatal intestinal disease, rectal involvement has not previously been reported. We describe five children with NEC involving the rectum. In four infants pancolorectal disease occurred; in the fifth the ascending colon was spared. A Swenson-type abdomino-perineal resection was performed in four cases. No definitive cause for the extension of the disease into the distal rectum was noted. There were no immediate postoperative complications. Long-term follow-up showed normal anorectal function and a normal-appearing perineum. Possible rectal involvement should be considered in all neonates with colonic NEC. Contrast studies visualizing the rectum are advised prior to closing colostomies performed in newborns with NEC. Ileorectal anastomosis after resection produces a satisfactory result. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Necrotizing enterocolitis nationallicence Colon nationallicence Rectum nationallicence Rubin S. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut Alawadi A. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut Pediatric Surgery International Springer-Verlag 5/5(1990-08-01), 369-370 0179-0358 5:5<369 1990 5 383 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00177110 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00177110 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rubin S. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alawadi A. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Pediatric Surgery International Springer-Verlag 5/5(1990-08-01), 369-370 0179-0358 5:5<369 1990 5 383 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer