Inspissated bile syndrome: A rare cause of neonatal cholestasis.

Pediatr Neonatol

Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address:

Published: August 2020

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