Bezoar causing small bowel obstruction after repeated activated charcoal administration

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 537-

  Chan, Justin C Y ^a   Saranasuriya, Chaminda ^a   Waxman, Bruce P ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIATRIZOATE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BEZOAR; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOTE; PARALYTIC ILEUS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VOMITING;

EID: 28444454422     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07158.x     Document Type: Note

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