Pneumatosis intestinalis - A pitfall for surgeons?

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-50

  Braumann, Chris ^a,b   Menenakos, C ^a   Jacobi, C A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Intestine; Pneumatosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INJURY; LUNG DISEASE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NEOPLASM; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 17144416834     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400112     Document Type: Article

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