Intestinal perforation in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after enema treatment for constipation

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 599-602

  Sentongo, Timothy A S ^b   Lichtenstein, Gary ^b   Nathanson, Katherine ^a   Kaplan, Paige ^a   Mailer, Eric ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; MINERAL OIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON PERFORATION; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; CONSTIPATION; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; ENEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE;

EID: 0031784444     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199811000-00020     Document Type: Article

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