Sudden infant death, large intestinal volvulus, and a duplication cyst of the terminal ileum

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-64

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Duplication cyst; Sepsis; Sudden infant death; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLON VOLVULUS; CYANOSIS; CYST; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; CYSTS; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0034019508     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200003000-00011     Document Type: Article

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