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ReviewAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2020

Necrotising enterocolitis in an adult with anorexia nervosa.

B Schapira, S Nazarian, M Thanapal, C Parmar, H Mukhtar

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Review in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

B SchapiraUniversity College London, UK.
S NazarianWhittington Health NHS Trust, UK.
M ThanapalWhittington Health NHS Trust, UK.
C ParmarWhittington Health NHS Trust, UK.
H MukhtarWhittington Health NHS Trust, UK.
Whittington Health NHS Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a rare cause of the acute abdomen in adults and carries one of the highest mortality rates in gastroenterology. However, its rarity confines research to small case reports. Both its pathogenesis and aetiology remain enigmatic in adult patients, proving timely diagnosis and management a challenge. This paper reports on one case of NEC in an adult patient with underlying anorexia nervosa, following a seven-day period of starvation. She underwent emergency laparotomy for resection of necrotic bowel and subsequently made a good recovery. To date, there have only been eight reports linking NEC with anorexia nervosa. We review our patient in the context of plausible mechanisms hypothesised in these cases. Successful management depends on prompt diagnosis, resuscitation and surgical intervention.

Indexed as

Enterocolitis, NecrotizingAbdomenAdolescentAdultAnorexia NervosaFemaleHumansYoung AdultAnorexia nervosaLaparotomyNecrotising enterocolitisPneumatosis intestinalisTotal parenteral nutrition

Identifiers

PMID32326720
PMCPMC7538741
OpenAlexW3020557082

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