Small bowel ischaemia secondary to COVID-19 disease in children: A case report and review of the literature
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Sefa Sag
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence: Assistant Professor Sefa Sag, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey; email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorYagmur Sonmez
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorEbru G Sahin
Department of Pediatrics, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorBulent Guzel
Department of Pediatrics, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAli Cay
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sefa Sag
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence: Assistant Professor Sefa Sag, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey; email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorYagmur Sonmez
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorEbru G Sahin
Department of Pediatrics, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorBulent Guzel
Department of Pediatrics, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAli Cay
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sancaktepe Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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