Abstract
A neonate who had a ruptured exomphalos with a fetiform teratoma arising from the end of a long intestinal tubular duplication and a short gut is presented. The management is discussed and the literature is reviewed.
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Barker, G.M., Choudhury, S.R., Nicholls, G. et al. Fetiform teratoma arising from a tubular intestinal duplication. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 204–205 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01350004
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