Question 2452
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":12050,"text":"early radiological findings include bowel thickening and fixed distension of a bowel loop"},{"id":12049,"text":"even after the patient recovers, contrast enema should be avoided"},{"id":12052,"text":"NEC may occur in term infants"},{"id":12048,"text":"NEC most commonly involves the ileum and right colon"},{"id":12051,"text":"pneumatosis, portal venous gas or pneumoperitoneum develop later in course of the disease"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":12049,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/articles/necrotising-enterocolitis-1\"\u003eNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)\u003c/a\u003e most commonly affects the ileum and right side colon.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the baby recovers, contrast enema can be done to evaluate for stricture formation which is the most common delayed complication of NEC.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly radiological findings include bowel thickening and fixed distension of a bowel loop.\u0026nbsp;Pneumatosis, portal venous gas, or pneumoperitoneum may occur late in the disease course.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEC may also occur in term infants with congenital heart disease, on immunosuppression, or with an umbilical venous catheter.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2452,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2452","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":7658,"title":"Necrotizing enterocolitis","link":"/articles/necrotising-enterocolitis-1?lang=us"},{"id":8456,"title":"Necrotizing enterocolitis (staging)","link":"/articles/necrotising-enterocolitis-staging-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eRegarding necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which of the following statements is \u003cstrong\u003eFALSE\u003c/strong\u003e?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2452"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"12051","percentage":12},{"alternativeId":"12052","percentage":18},{"alternativeId":"12049","percentage":52},{"alternativeId":"12048","percentage":7},{"alternativeId":"12050","percentage":11}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"single-contrast-enema"}