Toothpick perforation of the intestine diagnosed by a small bowel series

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 789-791

  Guber, Michael D ^a   Suarez, Carlos A ^a   Greve, James ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; ILEITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION;

APPENDICITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEITIS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029932604     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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