Intussusception of the small bowel due to Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: A case report

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 454-455

  Kilgus, Martin ^a   Röthlin, Markus A ^a   Largiadèr, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intussusception; Peutz Jeghers Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MIDDLE AGED; PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME;

EID: 0031961077     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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