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Colonic perforation resulting from ingested chicken bone revealing previously undiagnosed colonic adenocarcinoma: report of a case and review of literature

An 86 year old male with a four-day history of nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms was found on colonoscopy to have evidence of sigmoid colon obstruction and possible perforation. Emergent operative exploration revealed diffuse peritonitis, sigmoid perforation, adjacent dense adhesions, and a fore...

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Autores principales: McGregor, Douglas H, Liu, Xiaoying, Ulusarac, Ozlem, Ponnuru, Kimberly D, Schnepp, Stephanie L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21333012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-9-24