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== Background ==

* Complication of [[prematurity]]
* Happens in about 10% of very low birth weight infants <1.5 kg
* Associated with enteral feeding, but otherwise unclear pathogenesis
* Affects any part of the intestines, but most commonly terminal ileum, cecum, and ascending colon

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Only in premature infants
* Bloody stools, abdominal distension, and shock
* At risk of intestinal perforation
* High mortality
* Babies may be left with strictures

[[Category:Pediatrics]]

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