Portal vein gas embolism following oxygen peroxide enema

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Volonte, F ^a   Gervaz, P ^a   Poletti, P A ^a   Morel, P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PRACTOMIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; EMBOLISM, AIR; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 77956816707     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02096.x     Document Type: Article

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