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Failure to thrive surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Overview

Surgery may be employed for certain organic causes of failure to thrive such as a renal transplant, small intestinal bowel obstruction, thyroidectomy or closure devices placed for congenital heart diseases.

Surgery

Surgery

Surgery may be employed for certain organic causes of failure to thrive such as a renal transplant, small intestinal bowel obstruction, thyroidectomy or closure devices placed for congenital heart diseases.

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