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Ultrasonographic findings of multiple intussusception in an extremely preterm infant
  1. Akari Takai1,
  2. Tatsuji Hasegawa1,
  3. Taizo Furukawa2,
  4. Tatsuro Tajiri2,
  5. Hajime Hosoi1
  1. 1 Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
  2. 2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Tatsuji Hasegawa, Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; thaseg{at}koto.kpu-m.ac.jp

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-314885

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    • Funding None declared.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Parental/guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.