Meconium Peritonitis
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Meconium peritonitis in Nigerian children.
BACKGROUND Meconium peritonitis is a rare disease with a fatal outcome. In Nigeria and Africa, there are only the occasional case reports on the subject matter. METHODS This is a 10-year retrospective study of all patients with meconium peritonitis treated at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State, Obafemi Awo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200287