Nontraumatic clostridial myonecrosis: An indication for colonoscopy?

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 463-465

  Jacob, Zvi Charles ^a,b   Dedekian, Michael ^a   Seoudi, Hani ^a  

^a BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; KNEE AMPUTATION; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; ADENOCARCINOMA; AMPUTATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; LEG; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AMPUTATION; CECAL NEOPLASMS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GAS GANGRENE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLES;

EID: 0036583104     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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