Colonic spasm and pseudo-obstruction in an elongated colon secondary to physical exertion: Diagnosis by stress barium enema

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3362-3364

  McMahon, John M ^a   Underwood, Edgar S ^b   Kirby, William E ^a  

^a Baptist Health System   (United States)

^b Baptist Health System Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MEGACOLON; OGILVIE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; COLECTOMY; COLIC; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONIC PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIARRHEA; ENEMA; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SPASM;

EID: 0032707012     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00613-9     Document Type: Article

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