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Congenital short bowel

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Congenital short bowel with malrotation or nonrotation but without atresia is a very rare anomaly. Two male siblings having the same condition are reported here and in addition the other four cases previously cited in the English literature are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    C. M. Tiu, Y. H. Chou, H. B. Pan & T. Chang

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Tiu, C.M., Chou, Y.H., Pan, H.B. et al. Congenital short bowel. Pediatr Radiol 14, 343–345 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01601891

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