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ReviewJournal of neonatal-perinatal medicine2026

The role of abdominal ultrasound in surgical decision making for necrotizing enterocolitis.

Parvesh M Garg, Jeffrey S Shenberger, Mitchell R Ladd, Matthew O Thompson, Ricardo J Rodriguez

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Review in Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine, 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Parvesh M GargDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Newborn Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
Jeffrey S ShenbergerDepartment of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Connecticut Children's, Hartford, CT, USA.
Mitchell R LaddDepartment of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
Matthew O ThompsonDepartment of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
Ricardo J RodriguezDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Newborn Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM115428 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI GOMEZ-SANCHEZ, CELSO ENRIQUE · 2016 to 2025
$38.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advances in neonatal care, Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains one of the most devastating gastrointestinal complications affecting most often preterm infants and full -term infants with congenital heart disease. Early and accurate diagnosis is vital to reduce morbidity and mortality. While abdominal radiography has traditionally served as the cornerstone of diagnosis, abdominal ultrasound (AUS) emerges as an additional tool offering the benefits of a real-time, radiation-free and functional assessment of the bowel. However, the role of AUS in the assessment of need for surgery remains less clear. This commentary addresses some of the available observational studies and existing evidence on the role of AUS for the diagnosis of NEC and the challenges associated with implementation of this practice, and the lack of well-designed prospective trials.

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AbdomenClinical Decision-MakingEnterocolitis, NecrotizingInfant, Premature, DiseasesHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureUltrasonographybowel ultrasoundlapratomynecrotizing enterocolitis​preterm infant

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PMID41353652
PMCPMC12718000

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