Acute abdomen due to perforation of colon by ingested chicken bone: Diagnosis and endoscopic treatment [4]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3069-3071

  Munoz, C ^a   Mendarte, U ^a   Sanchez, A ^a   Bujanda, L ^a  

^a Hospital de San Eloy   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; BONE; CASE REPORT; CHICKEN; COLON PERFORATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032823128     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.3069a.x     Document Type: Letter

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