Conservative management of adhesive small bowel obstructions in patients previously operated on for primary colorectal cancer

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 926-932

  Jeong, Woon Kyung ^a   Lim, Seok Byung ^a   Choi, Hyo Seong ^a   Jeong, Seung Yong ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Long intestinal tube; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 42449113415     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0423-5     Document Type: Article

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