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Role of Gum Chewing on the Duration of Postoperative Ileus Following Ileostomy Closure Done for Typhoid Ileal Perforation: A Prospective Randomized Trial

BACKGROUND/AIM: There is ample evidence in the recent literature that gum chewing after elective colonic anastomosis decreases postoperative ileus (POI). But there are very few studies on small bowel anastomosis done in relaparotomy cases. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of gum chewing on th...

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Autores principales: Marwah, Sanjay, Singla, Sham, Tinna, Pradeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22421716
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.93812