Abdominal distention and continuous feeding intolerance after intraperitoneal kidney transplant: Questions.

Pediatr Nephrol

Department of Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 17822, USA.

Published: April 2018

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