Pattern of acute intestinal obstruction: Is There a change in the underlying etiology

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-274

  Malik, Arshad ^a   Shah, Madiha ^a   Pathan, Rafique ^a   Sufi, Krishan ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute intestinal obstruction; adhesions; etiology; obstructed strangulated hernias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHYDRATION; RESUSCITATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957726318     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.70613     Document Type: Article

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