Perforated carcinoma of the caecum presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the abdominal wall, the key to early diagnosis and management

BMC Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Marron, Conor D ^a,b   McArdle, Gerarde T ^a   Rao, Milind ^a   Sinclair, Stephen ^a   Moorehead, John ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM CARCINOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FASCIITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NECROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; CECAL NEOPLASMS; COLON RESECTION; COMPLICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL WALL; CECAL NEOPLASMS; COLECTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33750250061     PISSN: 14712482     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-6-11     Document Type: Article

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