Perforation of the transverse colon as a result of minor blunt abdominal trauma

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 421-423

  Johnson, D ^a   Hamer, D B ^a,b  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031449162     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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