Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Associated with Ischemia, Perforation, and Colonic Oxalate Crystal Deposition

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 435-439

  Gardner, Timothy B ^a   Manning, Harold L ^a   Beelen, Andrew P ^a   Cimis, Robert J ^a   Cates, Justin M M ^a   Lewis, Lionel D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate deposition; Ethylene glycol; Ischemic colitis; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; COLON; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTOXICATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

COLECTOMY; COLON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXALATES; POISONING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4344656361     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200405000-00009     Document Type: Article

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