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Alternatives in management of volvulus of the sigmoid colon: Report of four cases

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Veterans Administration Hospital, 06516, West Haven, Connecticul

    Ralph S. Greco M.D., Robert E. Dragon M.D. &  Morris D. Kerstein M.D.

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Greco, R.S., Dragon, R.E. & Kerstein, M.D. Alternatives in management of volvulus of the sigmoid colon: Report of four cases. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 241–245 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588109

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