Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 472-475 , June 2010

Transanal Repair of Colonic Perforation due to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt—Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Li-Lan Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Fai Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bih-Juan Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Ming Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Ming Hsu, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 23 February 2008 ,Revised 4 June 2008 ,Accepted 3 July 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60079-4

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60079-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 472-475 , June 2010

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