Pedunculated extraluminal leiomyoma of the sigmoid colon

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-300

  David, Suresh S ^a   Samuel, Joseph J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Sigmoid colon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID;

EID: 0029871922     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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