Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2002

Meconium dependence of bowel damage in gastroschisis

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☆ The Portuguese Section of Neonatology awarded this work. This work was supported by a grant from FCT (PRAXIS/C/SAU/11301/98) cosponsored by FEDER, through Unidade 1&D Cardiovascular no. 51/94/FCT, Portugal.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Jorge Correia-Pinto, MD, Serviço de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Al Prof Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.

PII: S0022-3468(02)13254-4

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.29422

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2002

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