Secondary causes of intestinal obstruction: Rigorous preoperative evaluation is required

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 662-666

  Jenkins, Joseph T ^a   Taylor, Andrew J ^a   Behrns, Kevin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON VOLVULUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033922276     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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