Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2003

Evolution of a percutaneous fetoscopic access system for single-port tracheal occlusion

Presented at the 49th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Cambridge, England, July 23-26, 2002.

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☆ This study was supported by the Wellcome Trust and the Scottish Hospital Endowment Research Trust.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Constantinos A. Hajivassiliou, Consultant Paediatric/Neonatal Surgeon, Department of Surgical Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, Scotland.

PII: S0022-3468(02)63015-5

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50007

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2003

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