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Congenital Mesenteric Defect: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Perforation

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BMS: Drafted the manuscript, did the clinical care of patient, and did the final approval of the content; KP: Operated on the baby, contributed to the draft, and final approval of the manuscript; FB: Prepared the manuscript with literature search. BMS will act as guarantor for the paper.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Hill side Avenue, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400072, India

    Bijal M Shrivastava & Farhana Bakshi

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ketan Parikh

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Shrivastava, B.M., Parikh, K. & Bakshi, F. Congenital Mesenteric Defect: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Perforation. Indian J Pediatr 84, 158–159 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2222-z

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