Acute ischaemic colitis following intravenous cocaine use

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-307

  Papi, C ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Cocaine abuse; Ischaemic colitis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON HEMORRHAGE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0033058698     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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