Asymptomatic intussusception of the appendix due to endometriosis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 524-525

  Nycum, Lawrence R ^a   Moss, Heather ^a   Adams, John Q ^a   Macri, Cynthia I ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS TUMOR; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION;

EID: 0032955727     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199905000-00016     Document Type: Article

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