Post appendectomy small bowel obstruction

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1058-1060

  Khairy, Gamal A ^a,b   Afzal, Mohammad F ^a   Murshid, Khalid R ^a   Guraya, Salman ^a   Ghallab, Alaa ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 24044548302     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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