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Newborn With Enlarged Bowel

Melissa Jefferis, MD
Bryce Ringwald, MD

American Family Physician. 2025;112(3):317-318.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

MELISSA JEFFERIS, MD, FAAFP; and BRYCE RING-WALD, MD, OhioHealth Riverside Family Practice, Columbus, Ohio

Address correspondence to Melissa Jefferis, MD, at melissa.jefferis@ohiohealth.com.

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