Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 65-70 , June 2008

Neonatal Gastric Perforation: Report of 15 Cases and Review of the Literature

  • Chieh-Mo Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung San North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsin-An Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Han-Yang Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chyong-Hsin Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Yan Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Cherng Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nien-Lu Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 7 October 2005 ,Revised 27 February 2008 ,Accepted 25 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60015-7

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 65-70 , June 2008

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