Is Intestinal Cell Death in Necrotising Enterocolitis Assorted and Multifarious? A Special Focus on Risk Factors and Their Pathogenic Mechanisms
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal clinical disorder primarily affecting preterm newborns.It is characterised by a wider histological spectrum, ranging from mild mucosal injury, microvascular thrombosis, and localised necrosis, to transmural intestinal necrosis.In the most severe form, it can be fatal, with complications