Long-term Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Neonates Surgically Treated for Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Enterostomy Associated with a Worse Outcome

Abstract

The results suggest that an enterostomy in SNEC patients could be associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes by the age of 6-13 years compared to a primary anastomosis, although the severity of illness was comparable between both groups. Further studies are needed to prevent selection bias and to elucidate the impact of abdominal surgical factors on neurodevelopmental outcome and the underlying pathophysiology.