Rupture of the spleen after colonoscopy. A life-threatening complication

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 834.e3-834.e4

  Famularo, Giuseppe ^a   Minisola, Giovanni ^a   De Simone, Claudio ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DILATATION; COLONOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 50549094135     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.024     Document Type: Article

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