Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 14 neonates with intestinal ischemia.
| Newborn | Sex |
Gestational age (weeks + days) |
Birth weight (gr) |
Type of birtha |
Age (days) |
Breastfeeding | Diagnosis | Groupb | Type of mucosal sample |
Histology diagnosis |
Necrotic area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | M | 29 + 3 | 1,250 | CS | 3 | Not | Intestinal perforation | FII | Small bowel (ileum) | Vessels congestion and small foci of hemorrhage in lamina propria | Not reported |
| 2. | M | 25 | 700 | CS | 5 | Not | Intestinal perforation | FII | Small bowel (ileum) | Hemorrhagic enteritis | Not reported |
| 3. | M | 35 + 3 | 1,178 | CS | 32 | Not | NEC | EII | Small bowel (ileum) | Hemorrhagic enteritis | 11 cm |
| 4. | M | 40 +3 | 4,270 | VB | 1 | Not | Volvulus | EII | Small bowel (ileum) | Necrotizing enteritis | 8 cm |
| 5. | F | 34 + 6 | 2,140 | CS | 1 | Not | Intestinal atresia | FII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Atrophic mucosa | Not reported |
| 6. | M | 33 + 5 | 1,800 | CS | 1 | Not | NEC | EII | Left Colon | Necrotizing enteritis | Not reported |
| 7. | F | 26 | 900 | VB | 72 | Not | NEC | EII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Necrotizing enteritis | Not reported |
| 8. | F | 36 + 5 | 1,550 | CS | 2 | Not | Intestinal atresia | FII | Small bowel (jejunum) |
Vessels congestion of the entire wall | Not reported |
| 9. | M | 30 + 1 | 950 | CS | 61 | Not | Colonic ischemia | EII | Right colon | Necrotizing enteritis | 3 cm |
| 10. | F | 37 + 6 | 3,560 | CS | 120 | Not | Intestinal atresia | FII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Atrophic mucosa | 7 cm |
| 11. | M | 26 | 820 | CS | 10 | Not | Intestinal perforation | FII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Vessels congestion and small foci of hemorrhage in submucosa | Not reported |
| 12. | F | 25 | 730 | CS | 9 | Not | Intestinal perforation | FII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Vessels congestion and small foci of hemorrhage in lamina propria and submucosa | Not reported |
| 13. | M | 29 + 5 | 1,083 | CS | 17 | Not | NEC | EII | Small bowel (ileum) |
Necrotizing enteritis | Not reported |
| 14. | F | 39 | 2,785 | CS | 7 | Not | NEC | EII | Left colon | Necrotizing enteritis | Not reported |
a
CS, cesarean section; VB, vaginal birth.
b
FII, focal intestinal ischemia; EII, Extensive intestinal ischemia.