Ischemic necrosis of the right colon in a patient with a ventricular assist device system

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-277

  Nessar, G ^a   Kucukaksu, S ^a   Zengin, N I ^a   Tasdemir, O ^a   Kayaalp, C ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ischemic colitis; Right colon necrosis; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; ILEOCOLIC ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE SURGERY; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COLITIS; COLON; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NECROSIS;

EID: 34648822135     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-007-0365-7     Document Type: Article

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