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Ischemic volvulus of the transverse colon: A case report and review of literature

A 75-year old male presented to the emergency room with worsening abdominal pain and distension. Plain radiographs were suggestive of a large bowel obstruction due to volvulus. An attempt to detorse the volvulus and decompress the colon endoscopically failed, after which the patient was taken for an...

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Autores principales: Sparks, Dorothy A, Dawood, Murtaza Y, Chase, Daniel M, Thomas, David J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18808679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-174