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doi: 10.4314/wajm.v22i4.28062.
Micro-colon associated with multiple ileal atresia in a newborn infant--case report and literature review
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Micro-colon associated with multiple ileal atresia in a newborn infant--case report and literature review
West Afr J Med.
2003 Dec.
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- West Afr J Med. 2004 Apr-Jun;23(2):186
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We report a case of a 5-day-old infant male who presented with abdominal distention and inability to pass meconium. Barium enema revealed microcolon, and at surgery the etiology was found to be multiple proximal ileal atresia.
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