Role of water soluble contrast agents in assigning patients to a non-operative course in adhesive small bowel obstruction

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 454-456

  Wadani, Hamid Ai ^a   Awad, Naif Ibrahim Al ^a   Hassan, Khairi Ahmed ^a   Zakaria, Hazem Mohamed ^a   Abdulmohsen Al Mulhim, A ^a   Alaqeel, Faten O ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adhesive small bowel obstruction; Conservative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction; Water soluble contrast agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858192314     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.116     Document Type: Article

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