EMERGENCY ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND AS SUFFICIENT DIAGNOSTIC MODALITY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BILIARY ILEUS
Introduction: Biliary ileus is a rare emergency condition that mainly affects the elderly population, with a predominance of females and a mortality rate of 12-27%. It is a mechanical intestinal obstruction caused by the impaction of the biliary calculus within the gastrointestinal tract. It occurs...
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Language: | English |
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Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar
2020-12-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/476/251 |