Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 7-14 , January 2008

Malrotation

  • Peter J. Strouse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Peter J. Strouse, MD, Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital–Room F3503, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2007.08.002

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 7-14 , January 2008

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