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Caecal volvulus in an adolescent African male: A case report and brief review of the literature
Caecal volvulus is an infrequent clinical condition caused by an axial twist of ascending colon, caecum and terminal ileum around the mesenteric pedicle. This article presents the case of a 16-year old African male from Kenya who presented to the emergency department with acute onset right sided low...
Autores principales: | Mwita, Clifford, Muthoka, Johnstone, Kanina, Powell, Mulingwa, Phillip |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4247739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25452837 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.92.3946 |
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