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Non-Operative Management of Children with Pneumatosis Intestinalis Beyond the Neonatal Period: Opportunity to Decrease Resource Utilization, a Single Center Experience

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  1. Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan, 1150 West Medical Center Dr. MSRB II B560, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Brianna L. Spencer, Bryan Aaron, Sydni Imel, Ronald B. Hirschl & Samir K. Gadepalli

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Spencer, B.L., Aaron, B., Imel, S. et al. Non-Operative Management of Children with Pneumatosis Intestinalis Beyond the Neonatal Period: Opportunity to Decrease Resource Utilization, a Single Center Experience. J Gastrointest Surg 27, 3074–3075 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-023-05828-0

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