Colorectal injury by compressed air - A report of 2 cases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-182

  Suh, Hae Hyeon ^b,c   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Shin Kon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Surgery   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colorectal Trauma; Compressed Air; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RECREATION; RECTUM; RUPTURE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RECTUM; RUPTURE;

EID: 0030113106     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1996.11.2.179     Document Type: Article

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