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Bowel obstruction from wild bananas: a neglected health problem in Laos
We investigated the significance and risk factors of bowel obstruction caused by the consumption of wild bananas (BOWB) in Laos. Of six patients with BOWB in Luang Namtha, North Laos, five required enterotomy for phytobezoars. All had eaten wild banana (WB) seeds. Of 227 other patients/relatives: 91...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125700/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21421885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/td.2011.100293 |