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Case Reports

Foetus-in-fetu an Unusual Cause of Abdominal Mass in the Newborn

O. BouyahiaPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.View further author information
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F. BouafifPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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L. GharsallahPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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M. HamzaouiPaediatric Surgical DepartmentA, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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N. MeftahPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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S. Mazigh MradPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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S. BoukthirPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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A. Sammoud El GharbiPaediatric DepartmentC, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
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Pages 130-132 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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