Impact of Gastrografin in clinical practice in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Srinivasa, Sanket ^a   Thakore, Nainoor ^b   Abbas, Saleh ^b   Mahmood, Maryam ^b   Kahokehr, Arman Adam ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b South Auckland Clinical School   (New Zealand)

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EID: 79953248783     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.024009     Document Type: Article

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