Perforation of the colon after blunt trauma

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-35

  Barden, Brian E ^a   Maull, Kimball I ^a,b  

^a Physicians Medical Center Carraway   (United States)

^b Carraway Injury Control Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; RETINOL;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM;

EID: 0033958892     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200001000-00005     Document Type: Article

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