Letter to the Editor
Cecal Volvulus in Children
Is There Place for Colonoscopic Decompression?
Monique van de Lagemaat,
Monique van de Lagemaat
Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Marjolein Blink,
Marjolein Blink
Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Roel Bakx,
Roel Bakx
Department of Pediatric Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Tim G. de Meij,
Tim G. de Meij
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Monique van de Lagemaat,
Monique van de Lagemaat
Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Marjolein Blink,
Marjolein Blink
Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Roel Bakx,
Roel Bakx
Department of Pediatric Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this author Tim G. de Meij,
Tim G. de Meij
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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First published: 01 February 2018
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