Enterostomy Closure Timing for Minimizing Postoperative Complications in Premature Infants

• Main Authors: Juyoung Lee (Author), Min-Jung Kang (Author), Han-Suk Kim (Author), Seung-Han Shin (Author), Hyun-Young Kim (Author), Ee-Kyung Kim (Author), Jung-Hwan Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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For premature infants with advanced acute abdomen, creating a temporary enterostomy is believed to be an appropriate surgical management. However, there is no consensus regarding the timing of enterostomy reversal. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal timing for enterostomy closure (EC...