Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum in a neonate delivered to a mother with hyperthyroidism

International Congress Series

Volumn 1255, Issue C, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Okazaki, Shinji ^a   Higuchi, Akihiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hirotoshi ^a   Haruhiko, Miyayama ^b   Kondo, Yuichi ^b   Matsuda, Masakazu ^a   Baba, Kenichiro ^a   Nishimura, Reiki ^a   Yamashita, Hiroya ^a   Fukuda, Makoto ^a   Hamamoto, Rieko ^a   Fujimura, Yoshinori ^a   Ozaki, Nobuyuki ^a   Mochida, Taiga ^b   Nagao, Kazuharu ^a  

^a Higuchi Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal perforation; Hyperthyroidism; Meckel's diverticulum; Methimazole

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957123587     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00916-6     Document Type: Article

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