RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107527498
T1 Ostomy Care
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527498
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  variety  of  surgical  procedures  may  require  an  ostomy,  a  temporary  or  permanent  intestinal  diversion.  The  majority  of  these  ostomies  in  the  neonatal  intensive  care  unit  are  for  the  management  of  necrotizing  enterocolitis  (NEC).  Other  indications  are  anorectal  malformations,  meconium  ileus  (related  to  cystic  fibrosis  or  due  to  very  low  birthweight),  Hirschsprung  disease,  volvulus,  and  intestinal  atresias  and  these  are  discussed  elsewhere  in  this  book.  A  gastrostomy  (surgical  opening  in  the  stomach)  may  be  necessary  for  feeding  or  decompression  in  a  variety  of  conditions,  such  as  the  inability  to  swallow  (neurologic  or  congenital  anomalies  such  as  Pierre  Robin  sequence),  or  esophageal  abnormalities.