Transverse colon tuberculosis presenting as colonic obstruction

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-32

  Steer, D ^a   Essa, A ^a   Clarke, D L ^a   Thomson, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OGILVIE SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COLONIC PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 63549125164     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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