Considering Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis in infants dehydration: Misdiagnosis risk and management of an underestimated lethal disease.

Acta Paediatr

Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.

Published: June 2024

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