ADC-FNN Online First, published on March 19, 2014 as 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304740 Original article
Pulmonary vein stenosis and necrotising enterocolitis: Is there a possible link with necrotising enterocolitis? Howard K Heching,1 Mariel Turner,1 Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski,2 Usha Krishnan1 1
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA 2 Department of Neonatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA Correspondence to Dr Usha Krishnan, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, CH 2N # 255, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY 10032, USA; [email protected] Received 27 June 2013 Revised 25 January 2014 Accepted 16 February 2014
ABSTRACT Objectives While acquired pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an often lethal anomaly with poor long-term prognosis and high mortality, little is known about the causes of this disease process. The purpose of this study was to describe the possible association between acquired PVS and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. Study design We performed a retrospective review of all premature infants (
Pulmonary vein stenosis and necrotising enterocolitis: Is there a possible link with necrotising enterocolitis? Howard K Heching,1 Mariel Turner,1 Christiana Farkouh-Karoleski,2 Usha Krishnan1 1
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA 2 Department of Neonatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA Correspondence to Dr Usha Krishnan, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, CH 2N # 255, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY 10032, USA; [email protected] Received 27 June 2013 Revised 25 January 2014 Accepted 16 February 2014
ABSTRACT Objectives While acquired pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an often lethal anomaly with poor long-term prognosis and high mortality, little is known about the causes of this disease process. The purpose of this study was to describe the possible association between acquired PVS and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. Study design We performed a retrospective review of all premature infants (
