Intestinal atresia: Management problems in a developing country

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 834-837

  Chirdan, L B ^a   Uba, A F ^a   Pam, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Intensive care facilities; Intestinal atresia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANASTOMOSIS; ANNULAR PANCREAS; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BARIUM ENEMA; BODY WEIGHT; CECOSTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUODENOSTOMY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; INFANT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNOSTOMY; MALE; MECONIUM; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; X RAY;

COLONIC DISEASES; DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 13444262139     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1152-4     Document Type: Article

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