Common conditions requiring this include necrotizing enterocolitis in babies, and Crohn's disease in adults.

需手术切除的常见疾病包括见于婴儿的坏死性小肠结肠炎，和见于成人的克罗恩病。

In one case, doctors noticed that preterm babies who are fed breast milk, as opposed to formula, had dramatically lower incidence of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), an often fatal disease in which intestinal tissue becomes inflamed and dies.

在一个案例中， 医生发现， 与配方奶喂养相比，母乳喂养的早产儿坏死性小肠结肠炎 (NEC) 的发病率显著降低，这是一种通常会导致肠道组织发炎和死亡的致命疾病。