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. 2017 Jan 1;6(1):24.
doi: 10.21699/jns.v6i1.406. eCollection 2017 Jan-Mar.

Malpositioned Central Line in A Neonate Presenting as Superficial Abdominal Abscess

Manasi Garg  1 , Nishanth Rajan  1 , Anjan Dhua  2 , Lalitha Krishnan  1
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Malpositioned Central Line in A Neonate Presenting as Superficial Abdominal Abscess

Manasi Garg et al. J Neonatal Surg. .
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Figure 1: PICC outlined by the arrows.
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Figure 2: Extravasation of TPN into superficial layer of abdomen
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