Congenital intestinal malrotation causing gestational intestinal obstruction: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 805-808

  Damore II, Lawrence J ^a,b   Damore, Tiersa H W ^a,b   Longo, Walter E ^a,b,c   Miller, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal obstruction; Malrotation of intestines; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MALROTATION; LAPAROTOMY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0031444582     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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