Adhesion-related small-bowel obstruction after gynecologic operations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 313-315

  Al Took, S ^a   Platt, R ^a   Tulandi, T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bowel obstruction; Cesarean delivery; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032962732     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70205-X     Document Type: Article

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