Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 1158-1160 , August 1996

Laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of recurrent abdominal pain in children

  • Steven Stylianos

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Steven Stylianos, MD, Babies & Children's Hospital—Room 207N, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY 10032.
    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Babies & Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY USA.
    • the Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY USA.
    • ,
  • James E. Stein

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Babies & Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY USA.
    • the Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY USA.
    • ,
  • Laura M. Flanigan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Babies & Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY USA.
    • the Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY USA.
    • ,
  • Daniel H. Hechtman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Babies & Children's Hospital of New York, New York, NY USA.
    • the Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY USA.

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  8. Schier F, Waldschmidt J. Laparoscopy in children with ill-defined abdominal pain. Surg Endosc. 1994;8:97–99

☆ Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, October 13–15, 1995.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 1158-1160 , August 1996

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