Pelvic actinomycosis presenting as malignant large bowel obstruction: A case report and a review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-90

  Yegüez, José F ^a   Martinez, Sergio ^a   Sands, Laurence R ^a   Hellinger, Michael D ^a,b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LARGE INTESTINE; PELVIC DISEASE;

ABDOMEN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE;

EID: 0343986382     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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