Bowel obstruction from wild bananas: A neglected health problem in Laos

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Slesak, Günther ^a,b   Mounlaphome, Kaisouksavanh ^c   Inthalad, Saythong ^a,c   Phoutsavath, Ounheaun ^c   Mayxay, Mayfong ^d,e,f   Newton, Paul N ^d,e  

^a SFE Medical Project   (Laos)

^b Tropenklin/Paul Lechler Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^c Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital   (Laos)

^d MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BANANA; BLOATING; CONSTIPATION; EATING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAOS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOBEZOAR; RISK FACTOR; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEZOARS; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINES; LAOS; MALE; MUSA; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEEDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953195129     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.100293     Document Type: Article

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