Management of acute sigmoid volvulus: An institution's experience over 9 years

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1943-1948

  Tan, Ker Kan ^a   Chong, Choon Seng ^a   Sim, Richard ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOID DISEASES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955467371     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0563-8     Document Type: Article

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