Small Left Colon Syndrome: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

small left colon syndrome, neonatal small left colon syndrome, NSLCS, imperforate anus, colonic atresia, colonic stenosis, Hirschsprung disease, colonic obstruction, gestational diabetes mellitus, meconium plug, dysmotility syndrome, hypoglycemia, constipation, enterocolitis, infants of diabetic mothers, cystic fibrosis, eclampsia, abdominal distension, intestinal perforation

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Erik Skarsgard, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of British Columbia, Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia
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Geoffrey Blair, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatric General Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of British Columbia; Head, British Columbia's Children's Hospital
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