Intussusception associated with necrotizing enterocolitis.

Two premature infants whose clinical picture initially was that of necrotizing enterocolitis eventually developed intussusception. The symptomatology of these two conditions is similar, and when they coexist, recognition of a complicating intussusception is difficult. The pathogenic relationship between necrotizing enterocolitis and intussusception remains obscure. The possibility that necrotizing enterocolitis can be a leading point in the development of intussusception is discussed.