Obstructing phytobezoar arising from proximal jejunal diverticulum

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-107

  Lough, Erik ^a   Richmond, Bryan ^b   Maxwell, Damian ^b   Hayes, John David ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jejunal diverticulum; Obstruction; Phytobezoar

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; ILEUM; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; JEJUNUM DIVERTICULUM; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYTOBEZOAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849013668     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.018     Document Type: Note

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