Perforation of the sigmoid colon by hydrostatic pressure of a public water fountain

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 703-706

  Farbin, Shadi ^a   Davidson, Paul ^a   Shockley, Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

colon perforation; fountain; hydrostatic; pressure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; COLON, SIGMOID; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION;

EID: 0030294770     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00179-5     Document Type: Article

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