Perforation of the sigmoid colon during pregnancy: A rare complication of endometriosis

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-157

  Loverro, Giuseppe ^a   Cormio, Gennaro ^a   Greco, Pantaleo ^a   Altomare, Donato ^a   Putignano, Giuseppe ^a   Selvaggi, Luigi ^a  

^a Dept Obstet Gynaecol Policlin ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032763163     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1999.15.155     Document Type: Article

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