Colonic perforations after gas explosion induced by argon plasma coagulation

Endoscopy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 573-

  Pichon, N ^a   Maisonnette, F ^a   Cessot, F ^a   Sodji, M ^a   Sautereau, D ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIOSCOPY; COLON INJURY; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXPLOSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID CARCINOMA; SUTURING METHOD;

ADENOMA, VILLOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON; COLON, SIGMOID; COLONOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3042657071     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814431     Document Type: Article

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