Abstract
A 10-year-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting due to a jejunojejunal bowel fistula, forming a blind loop. This was related to neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in her first few weeks of life, which was followed by apparently a full recovery. We would like to raise awareness of possible long-term gastrointestinal sequelae in children who have had NEC.
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Houben, C., Phelan, S. & Davenport, M. Jejunal blind loop 10 years after neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Ped Surgery Int 21, 725–726 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1459-9
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