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Surgical Abdomen due to Intestinal Obstructions

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The pathoanatomical subdivision of the surgical abdomen due to intestinal obstructions and other pathologies is quoted in Table 15.1.

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Kaiser, G.L. (2012). Surgical Abdomen due to Intestinal Obstructions. In: Symptoms and Signs in Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31161-1_15

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