Sonographic detection of a malpositioned
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Kenichi Maruyama; Takeshi Shiojima; Takenobu Koizumi
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract We report a case of esophageal perforation caused by a malpositioned feeding tube in a neonate of extremely low birth weight, 632 g. The infant had respiratory distress, which increased rapidly when he was 6 days old. Radiography revealed right‐sided hydrothorax that had not been eviden