Laparoscopic management of a primary small bowel volvulus: A case report

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-338

  Kim, Ki Han ^a   Kim, Min Chan ^a   Kim, Sung Heun ^a   Park, Ki Jae ^a   Jung, Ghap Joong ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnostic laparoscopy; Small bowel; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE RESECTION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

HUMANS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION ABNORMALITY;

EID: 34548062261     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31806c7d04     Document Type: Article

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