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¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
² Centre for Community and Child Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Urology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: sebastian.king@rch.org.au.

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Lucy Collins et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;53(7):1447-1448.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.02.098. Epub 2018 Mar 28.

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
² Centre for Community and Child Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Urology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; F. Douglas Stephens Surgical Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: sebastian.king@rch.org.au.

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