Reoperation for small bowel obstruction - How critical is the timing?

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 181-187

  Carmichael, Joseph C ^a   Mills, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel; Obstruction; Reoperation; Reoperative; Timing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33845256378     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-956438     Document Type: Review

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