Imipramine overdose complicated by toxic megacolon

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 242-244

  Paul Ross, J ^a   Small, Theodore R ^a   Lepage, Paul A ^a,b  

^a Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery Laparoscopic Surgical Education ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILEUS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; TOXIC MEGACOLON; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 2642673641     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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