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Abdominal wall defects comprise a spectrum of congenital malformations. Their embryological origin, classification and presentation are discussed.
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Al-Salem, A.H. (2020). Abdominal Wall Defects. In: Atlas of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29211-9_11
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