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Transverse colon volvulus presenting as bowel obstruction: a case report

BACKGROUND: Transverse colon volvulus is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction. The total number of cases reported in the literature is 100. It constitutes a surgical emergency since it can lead to bowel infarction, peritonitis, and death if not diagnosed at once. It seemed appropriate to report th...

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Autores principales: Hasnaoui, Hamza, Laytimi, Faouzi, Elfellah, Yusuf, Mouaqit, Ouadii, Benjelloun, El Bachir, Ousadden, Abdelmalek, Taleb, Khalid Ait, El bouhaddouti, Hicham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6534884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31126322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2080-1

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