Acta Med. 2017, 60: 76-81

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.97

Paraesophageal Hernia as a Cause of Chronic Asymptomatic Anemia in a 6 Years Old Boy; Case Report and Review of the Literature

Dimitrios Patoulias, Maria Kalogirou, Thomas Feidantsis, Ignatios Kallergis, Ioannis Patoulias

1st Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GH G. Gennimatas, 41 Ethnikis Aminis Street, 54635, Thessaloniki, Greece

Received January 30, 2017
Accepted April 19, 2017

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