Diversion colitis: A cause of abdominal discomfort in spinal cord injury patients with colostomy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 670-671

  Lai, Jenny M ^a,b,f   Chuang, Tien Yow ^c   Francisco, Gerard E ^d,e   Strayer, Jonathan R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 12644259503     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90436-6     Document Type: Article

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