Subtotal Colectomy and Cecosigmoid Anastomosis for Colonic Systemic Sclerosis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1706-1711

  Lindsey, Ian ^a   Farmer, Chip R ^a   Cunningham, Ian G ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonic diseases; Constipation; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346780644     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02660780     Document Type: Article

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