Rare case of acute abdomen: Right colon perforation due to the colon diverticulitis
Colonic diverticula and related complications are common pathologies in elderly patients. In older patients, colonic diverticulum perforation is more common in the sigmoid colon, whereas right colon diverticulum perforation is rather rare. In younger patients, especially in patients under 30 years o...
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| Main Authors: | Faruk Pehlivanli, Gökhan Karaca, Oktay Aydin, Sevilay Vural, Figen Coskun |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Apollo Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2018;volume=15;issue=3;spage=169;epage=171;aulast=Pehlivanli |
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