Barotrauma with rectal laceration due to compressed air [1];Barotrauma con laceración rectal por aire comprimido

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 306-307

  Rodriguez Hermosa J I ^a   Codina Cazador, A ^a   Pont Valles J ^a   Farres Coll R ^a   Olivet Pujol, F ^a   Girones Vila J ^a   Roig Garcia J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; BAROTRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; LACERATION; LETTER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RECTUM INJURY;

EID: 18744397242     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13074068     Document Type: Letter

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