Urachal-sigmoid fistula in an adult male

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 762-763

  Flanagan, Deidre A ^a,b   Mellinger, John D ^a  

^a Saint Mary's Hospital   (United States)

^b Office of Medical Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON FISTULA; CYST; DIVERTICULITIS; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URACHUS;

ADULT; FISTULA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; SIGMOID DISEASES; URACHAL CYST; URACHUS;

EID: 0031903176     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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