Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S37-S45 , 2007

Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Complicating Staged Corrective Surgery for Scoliosis

  • Chee-Huan Pan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiau-Tzu Tzeng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopedics, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chiang-Sang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Quang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Po-Quang Chen, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 18 November 2005 ,Revised 22 December 2005 ,Accepted 4 April 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60351-X

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60351-X

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S37-S45 , 2007

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