Radiographic changes after colonoscopic decompression for acute pseudo- obstruction

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1586-1591

  Pham, Tam N ^a   Cosman, Bard C ^a,d   Chu, Pauline ^b   Savides, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic pseudo obstruction; Colonoscopy; Decompression; Ogilvie's Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OGILVIE SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033408346     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236212     Document Type: Article

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