Management of acute colitis and toxic megacolon

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-284

  Strong, Scott A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute colitis; ileostomy; total colectomy; toxic colitis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650162659     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: 15309681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268254     Document Type: Article

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