Factors affecting bowel gangrene development in patients with sigmoid volvulus
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sigmoid gangrene develops in 6.1% to 93.4% of sigmoid volvulus (SV) cases, and increases the mortality rate from 0% to 40% without bowel gangrene to 3.7% to 80%. This study aimed to investigate factors that induce bowel gangrene development in SV patients. DESIGN AND SETTI...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.144 |