Neonatal haemoperitoneum due to splenic rupture: a case report.

Hong Kong Med J

Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Published: June 2024

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