Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 4 , Pages 171-175 , April 2007

Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Iatrogenic Cervical Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Premature Infants

  • Wen-Jue Soong

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Jue Soong, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 23 August 2006 ,Accepted 8 February 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70352-1

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70352-1

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 4 , Pages 171-175 , April 2007

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