Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumour presenting as small bowel volvulus: A rare disease with a rare presentation

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 520-521

  Chung, C C ^a   To, K F ^a   Lau, W Y ^a   Li, A K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM TUMOR; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROTOMY; NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030777486     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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