Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 59-64 , April 2009

Clinical Manifestations in Infants with Symptomatic Meconium Peritonitis

  • Ming-Horng Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Ming Chu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Reyin Lien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsuan-Rong Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Cheng Luo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan

Received 25 June 2008 ,Revised 12 August 2008 ,Accepted 15 September 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60034-6

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60034-6

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 59-64 , April 2009

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