Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Occurrence secondary to thrombosis of abdominal aorta following umbilical arterial catheterization

Arch Pathol. 1975 Oct;99(10):540-3.

Abstract

A patient had neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NNE), secondary to aortic thrombosis following umbilical arterial catheterization. The thrombus occluded the ostium of the inferior mesenteric artery. A review of cases reported in the literature with complications following umbilical arterial catheterization revealed four instances of NNE or NNE-like lesions due to thrombosis of the abdominal aorta or one of its major branches. Thrombosis of the aorta, with occlusion of one or more of its major abdominal branches following umbilical arterial catheterization, should be considered as a potential etiologic factor in certain cases of NNE.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Abdominal* / pathology
  • Aortic Diseases / complications*
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Aortic Diseases / pathology
  • Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Colon / pathology
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / etiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Intestine, Small / pathology
  • Male
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • Umbilical Arteries*