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  • Title: The persistent loop sign in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a new indication for surgical intervention?
    Author: Wexler HA.
    Journal: Radiology; 1978 Jan; 126(1):201-4. PubMed ID: 619408.
    Abstract:
    A new radiographic sign in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis is described. Five patients with necrotizing enterocolitis exhibited an unchanging dilated loop of small bowel, which was followed by perforation in 3 infants; the other 2 had surgical and/or autopsy corroboration of profound bowel-wall necrosis. It is suggested that infants with a "persistent loop" be considered candidates for laparotomy.
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