Impacted Foreign Body Causing Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction

Malignant colorectal obstruction is a serious complication of advanced cancers. The obstruction can be caused by colorectal cancer, adjacent organ cancer or distant metastases. Rectal metastases from gastric cancer are rare. Foreign body ingestion is not a rare event and the majority of them causes...

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Main Authors: Ana Ponte, Rolando Pinho, Iolanda Ribeiro, Joana Silva, Jaime Rodrigues, João Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-01-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S234145451500099X