Abdominal cocoon in an adolescent male patient

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 254-256

  Ibrahim, N A ^a   Oludara, M A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COCOON; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; RARE DISEASES; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 70349320327     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2009.090104     Document Type: Article

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