Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Sunday, April 7, 2024

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location:Governor's E - 4th Floor

CE: 1.5

Ultrasound is crucial to the care of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. It is often requested to help in the diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis, assess the bowel, and detect complications and sequelae of illness. Come learn about the approach to neonatal bowel imaging, assessment of bowel and extraintestinal and colonic imaging findings that should not be missed, and a neonatologist's perspective of ultrasound use for necrotizing enterocolitis.

Moderator(s)

Lauren May, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
Nemours Children's Hospital

Session Speaker(s)

Monica Epelman, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Radiology
Nemours Children's Hospital
JC

Joanna Costa, MD (she/her/hers)

Neonatologist, Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health System

Learning Objectives:

Describe a standardized imaging protocol to assess neonatal bowel.
Recognize imaging manifestations of the bowel and abdomen that portend poor prognosis for the child.
Explain what a neonatologist wants to know from the ultrasound examination and how it impacts the care of the child.

Presentations:

2:05pm - 2:30pm

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: What sonographic findings are important on bowel ultrasound in the NICU?
Lauren May, MD (she/her/hers) – Nemours Children's Hospital
2:30pm - 2:55pm

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Common and uncommon findings
Monica Epelman, MD (she/her/hers) – Nemours Children's Hospital
2:55pm - 3:20pm

Utilizing Ultrasound in Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Neonatologist Perspective
Joanna Costa, MD (she/her/hers) – Nemours Children's Health System