Misdiagnosis of fetus-in-fetu as meconium peritonitis |
Kim, Yoon-Joo
(Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Sohn, Se-Hyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Ju-Young (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Sohn, Jin-A (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Eun-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Ee-Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Choi, Chang-Won (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Han-Suk (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Beyong-Il (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Choi, Jung-Hwan (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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