Sigmoid volvulus: Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. (Consideration about 10 cases);Il volvolo del sigma: Aspetti diagnostici e terapeutici (Considerazioni su 10 casi)

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-84

  Roseano, M ^a   Guarino, G ^a   Cuviello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic treatment; Sigmoid volvulus; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 0035235777     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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