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Fetal and Pediatric Pathology Volume 35, 2016 - Issue 6
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Case Report

Quintuplets: 5 Cases of NEC. Are There Other Risk Factors?

Kavita NadendlaSurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Amelia SuttonDepartment of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
,
David KellyPathology, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Reed DimmittGastroenterology and Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Linda WilkinsonSurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
,
Carroll HarmonSurgery, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Colin MartinSurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 425-433 | Received 24 Jan 2016, Accepted 27 Jun 2016, Published online: 23 Aug 2016
 
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To review a case of quintuplets with all babies developing necrotizing enterocolitis. Methods: A retrospective study of preterm quintuplets all developing necrotizing enterocolitis. Clinical outcomes were reviewed. Results: Quintuplets were born at 24 weeks gestation. Each baby developed NEC and was treated. One baby died. Currently the remaining 4 infants are on full enteral nutrition. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to better understand this emerging population of multiple birth pregnancy and the frequency of NEC development.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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