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General anesthesia for a case of abdominal musculature deficiency, prune belly, syndrome

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto National Hospital, 1-5 Ninomaru, 860, Kumamoto, Japan

    Kazuo Ushijima, Kumi Matsuyama, Kimiaki Ezaki, Kazumichi Yamada, Keisuke Uno & Hisayoshi Miyazaki

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Ushijima, K., Matsuyama, K., Ezaki, K. et al. General anesthesia for a case of abdominal musculature deficiency, prune belly, syndrome. J Anesth 5, 294–297 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/s0054010050294

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