Cocaine-induced ischemic colitis with small-vessel thrombosis of colon and gallbladder

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-53

  Boutros, Hedy H ^a   Pautler, Stephen ^a   Chakrabarti, Subrata ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cocaine; Gallbladder; Gastrointestinal effects

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE NECROSIS; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031019360     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199701000-00011     Document Type: Article

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