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Distant melanoma causing small bowel obstruction

Small bowel obstructions (SBOs) are common. Adhesions make up the majority of cases at 84.9%, followed by abdominal herniae and malignancies. A 71-year-old female presented with total constipation, abdominal distension, on a background of resected cutaneous melanoma nine years prior. A CT-scan showe...

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Autores principales: Hintze, Justin M., O'Connor, Donal B., Molony, Peter, Neary, Paul C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx020