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Retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum during double-contrast barium-enema examination: a life-threatening complication Cover

Retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum during double-contrast barium-enema examination: a life-threatening complication

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|Mar 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-009-0010-3 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 26 - 29
Published on: Mar 20, 2009
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2009 Mehmet Yildirim, Ozgur Oztekin, M. Bayam, Erdal Yagli, Savas Yakan, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 43 (2009): Issue 1 (March 2009)