Stercoral perforation of the colon: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-325

  Dubinsky, Isser ^a  

^a NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; perforated viscus; stercoral perforation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; FECES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NECROSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029931266     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(96)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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