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Percutaneous Emergency Needle Caecostomy for Prevention of Caecal Perforation

Caecal perforation is a life-threatening complication of large bowel obstruction with a reported mortality of 34% to 72%. This case describes the novel use of percutaneous needle caecostomy as a life-saving measure to prevent imminent caecal perforation in a 68-year-old lady with large bowel obstruc...

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Autores principales: Limmer, Alexandra M., Clement, Zackariah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28894618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1090769