Colon ischaemia secondary to barolith obstruction

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue SEPT., 1998, Pages 983-984

  Chapman, A H ^a   El Hasani, S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; COLON ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSTRUCTION; SIGMOID;

EID: 0031717580     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.849.10195018     Document Type: Article

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