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Devastating Outcomes of Traditional Enemas: Unusual Indications for Well-Known Operations

Background  Despite serious health risks having been described, traditional enemas are still often used in African traditional medicine. We aim to report two cases of complications secondary to traditional enemas, to illustrate how severe the injuries can be, and to describe the use of a Swenson typ...

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Autores principales: Mshumpela, Cleopatra, Brisighelli, Giulia, Westgarth-Taylor, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1700957