Food bolus intestinal obstruction in a Chinese population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 866-868

  Lee, J F Y ^a   Leow, C K ^a   Lai, P B S ^a   Lau, W Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Food bolus obstruction; Gastric surgery; Phytobezoar

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031441594     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb07614.x     Document Type: Article

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