Midgut volvulus in an adult with congenital malrotation

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 705-707

  Hsu, Sheng Der ^a,b   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^a   Chou, Shao Jiun ^c   Hsieh, Huan Fa ^d   Chang, Tsun Hou ^a   Liu, Yao Chi ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tri Service General Hospital

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Yee Zen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Midgut; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON VOLVULUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE MALROTATION; LAPAROTOMY; MIDGUT; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; VOLVULUS;

EID: 42149153232     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.044     Document Type: Note

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