Colonic perforation in a neonate with an anorectal malformation
Sebastian K. King PhD, FRACS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Cooksey MBBS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJohn Atkinson MBChB
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth McLeod MD, FRACS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorMarc Levitt MD, FACS
Colorectal Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSebastian K. King PhD, FRACS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Cooksey MBBS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJohn Atkinson MBChB
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth McLeod MD, FRACS
Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorMarc Levitt MD, FACS
Colorectal Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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