vitamin-b-12 and Enterocolitis--Pseudomembranous

Resection of the terminal ileum for necrotizing enterocolitis is not uncommon in neonates requiring intensive care in the first weeks of life. They may therefore be at risk of vitamin B12 malabsorption, and later of vitamin B12 deficiency. A method of measuring B12 absorption is described and the results are given. This assessment should be part of the follow up for all these children.

Topics: Child; Child, Preschool; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Humans; Ileum; Infant; Intestinal Absorption; Postoperative Complications; Time Factors; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B 12 Deficiency

Topics: Adult; Aftercare; Aged; Anemia, Hypochromic; Diarrhea; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Embolism; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Female; Gastric Juice; Humans; Intestinal Absorption; Intestine, Small; Iron; Male; Mesenteric Arteries; Mesentery; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Sarcoma; Stomach Ulcer; Vitamin B 12

Topics: Adolescent; Adrenal Glands; Adult; Aged; Betaine; Cholangitis; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Female; Hepatitis A; Humans; Infections; Male; Middle Aged; Respiratory Tract Infections; Tissue Extracts; Urinary Tract Infections; Vitamin B 12

Topics: Aged; Arteries; Calcium; Cobalt Isotopes; Colon; Colon, Sigmoid; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Feces; Female; Folic Acid; Hodgkin Disease; Humans; Intestine, Large; Intestine, Small; Iron; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Mucous Membrane; Radiography; Radioisotope Teletherapy; Rectal Diseases; Rectum; Serum Albumin; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms; Vitamin B 12; Xylose