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Further Reading

Keywords

ascites, abnormal amount of intraperitoneal fluid, biliary ascites, chylous ascites, spontaneous perforation of the bile ducts, urinary ascites, transudates, exudates, hepatocellular disease, pancreatic ascites, neoplasia, choledochal cyst, bile ascites, intraperitoneal bladder, posterior urethral valves, cloaca, malrotation, hernia, intussusception, tuberculosis, hepatobiliary disease, jaundice, hyperbilirubinemia, feeding intolerance, respiratory distress, Potter syndrome

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Charles L Snyder, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of Missouri at Kansas City; Pediatric General Surgeon, Children's Mercy Hospital
Charles L Snyder, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, and Phi Beta Kappa
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