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Necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonate with severe congenital pulmonary valve stenosis complicated by a postoperative right atrial thrombus: a case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Congenital heart disease may increase the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, especially in low-birth-weight infants. We report a case of a newborn with pulmonary valve stenosis who developed neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis IIIB. The infant underwent initial cardiac surgery followed by a laparotomy. After cardiac surgery, a right atrial thrombus was found by cardiac ultrasound. Enterococcus faecium was identified using metagenomic next-generation sequencing of ascitic fluid. The infant received targeted antibiotic therapy and anticoagulant treatment and was then discharged.

Source: Frontiers in Pediatrics

DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1594899

Authors: Wenjing Zhang, Li Zhang, Haiting Liu

Institutions: Sichuan University, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University

Language: English

Topic: Congenital Heart Disease Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801