Colonic ulceration associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Report of three cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 705-710

  Kaufman, Howard L ^a   Fischer, Andrew H ^a,b   Carroll, Mitchell ^a   Becker, James M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Colonic ulceration; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agents; Side effects

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; NABUMETONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON PERFORATION; COLON ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CECAL DISEASES; COLECTOMY; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; ULCER;

EID: 0029977243     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02056956     Document Type: Article

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