Meckel's diverticulum: A systematic review

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 501-505

  Sagar, Jayesh ^a   Kumar, Vikas ^b   Shah, D K ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c S S G Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PENTAGASTRIN; SOMATOSTATIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ASPIRATION; BLADDER IRRIGATION; EMBRYOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33750626045     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.10.501     Document Type: Review

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