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Surgical treatment of mechanical bowel obstruction: characteristics and outcomes of geriatric patients compared to a younger cohort

PURPOSE: Mechanical bowel obstruction (MBO) is one of the most common indications for emergency surgery. Recent research justifies the method of attempting 3–5 days of nonoperative treatment before surgery. However, little is known about specific characteristics of geriatric patients undergoing surg...

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Autores principales: Paul, Christian J. J., Dohmen, Jonas, van Beekum, Cornelius J., Willis, Maria A., Braun, Lara, Kalff, Jörg C., Willms, Arnulf G., Vilz, Tim O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35513540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00384-022-04152-4