Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 517-523 , May 2005

Ominous Findings in Toddlers With Increasing Abdominal Girth: Two Unusual Cases and a Review of the Clinical Evaluation

  • Floyd S. Ota, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Floyd S. Ota, MD, Emergency Department, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, 1935 Motor Street, Dallas, TX 75235; 214-456-2014, fax 214-456-7736
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  • R. Todd Maxson, MD
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  • Thomas J. Abramo, MD

Received 9 September 2004 ,Revised 28 December 2004 ,Accepted 5 January 2005.

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 Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

PII: S0196-0644(05)00069-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.01.004

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 517-523 , May 2005

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