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MILK FAT BOLUS OBSTRUCTION IN A PRETERM INFANT
Author(s) -
BROOKE O. G.,
GENTNER P. R.,
HARZER G.,
SPITZ LEWIS
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09503.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bolus (digestion) , breast milk , formula feeding , infant formula , breast feeding , obstetrics , pediatrics , biochemistry , chemistry
. We describe a preterm infant who developed an intestinal fat bolus obstruction on the 18th day of life. Shortly before the obstruction the infant's feeding had been changed from maternal breast milk to a special formula for preterm infants. Although the fatty acid composition of the bolus resembled breast milk more than the formula, the abrupt change in the feed may have caused the formation of the bolus.