Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages e37-e41 , January 2008

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: a rare cause of spontaneous hemothorax in infancy. Review of the literature

  • Francisco Luis San Miguel

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso TX 79920, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 915 569 2698, (787) 432 7063 (mobile).
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  • William Spurbeck

      Affiliations

    • Providence Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, El Paso, TX, USA
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  • Carlos Budding

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso TX 79920, USA
    • ,
  • John Horton

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso TX 79920, USA

Received 8 June 2007 ,Revised 28 August 2007 ,Accepted 30 August 2007.

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PII: S0022-3468(07)00702-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.08.068

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages e37-e41 , January 2008

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