Pediatric Hematochezia Caused by Intestinal Ganglioneuromatous Polyposis

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Gastroenterology, Women's & Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia.
² the Department of Surgical Pathology, SA Pathology (at Women's and Children's Hospital), North Adelaide, South Australia.
³ the Department of Gastroenterology, Women's & Children's Hospital, South Australia School of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia.

Jessica A Eldredge et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022.

. 2022 Oct 1;75(4):e87.

doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003525. Epub 2022 Jun 13.

¹ From the Department of Gastroenterology, Women's & Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia.
² the Department of Surgical Pathology, SA Pathology (at Women's and Children's Hospital), North Adelaide, South Australia.
³ the Department of Gastroenterology, Women's & Children's Hospital, South Australia School of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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