Delayed small bowel perforation due to blunt abdominal trauma and Periappendicitis in a patient with situs inversus totalis: A report of a case

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-237

  Uludag, M ^a,c   Citgez, B ^a   Ozkurt, H ^b  

^a 2nd General Surgery   (Italy)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Situs inversus; Small bowel injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649519428     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680412     Document Type: Article

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