Transverse colon volvulus and associated Chilaiditi's syndrome: Case report and literature review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2613-2616

  Plorde, J Joshua ^a   Raker, Edmond J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; COLON INTERPOSITION; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON VOLVULUS; CONSTIPATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVERSE COLON; VOMITING;

COLECTOMY; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; COLOSTOMY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029960648     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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