Large bowel obstruction due to intrauterine device: Associated pelvic inflammatory disease

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1165-1166

  Antonelli, Darrin ^a,b   Kustrup Jr , John F ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LARGE INTESTINE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS CANCER;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COLOSTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LAPAROTOMY; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PENICILLINS; SIGMOID DISEASES; SULBACTAM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032728327     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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