Abstract
Of 149 infants with esophageal atresia treated during a 13-year period, 5 (3%) developed postoperative necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Four of the 5 were premature with birth weights below 1.8 kg (Waterston group C), and all were from a group of 17 awaiting delayed primary esophageal anastomosis. In each case, NEC occurred suddenly and death ensued within 5 days. NEC should be included in the list of complications resulting from, or associated with, delayed primary repair of esophageal atresia.
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