Letter to the Editor in response to: Routine contrast enema prior to stoma reversal seems only required following treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis: An evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the contrast enema

We read with interest the article by Schattenkerk et al. [1], regarding the use of routine contrast enema prior to stoma reversal and have undertaken a similar study in our institution with similar results. Over 5 years, from March 2016, we observed 43 infants (corrected gestational age <1 year at stoma reversal) in which necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) was the most common pathology for stoma formation (n = 18, 42%). We excluded infants with Hirschsprung's disease as the indication for these imaging studies is to define anatomy rather than exclude a stricture.