Randomized controlled trial of gastrografin in adhesive small bowel obstruction

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 672-674

  Burge, Jonathan ^a   Abbas, Saleh M ^a   Roadley, Graeme ^a   Donald, Jennifer ^a   Connolly, Andrew ^a   Bissett, Ian P ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Gastrografin; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LENGTH OF STAY; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27844553972     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03491.x     Document Type: Article

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