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On a therapeutic target point for the non-operative treatment of intestinal obstruction

A Clinical and Experimental Study

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The period necessary to obtain a 95% improvement level through non-operative treatment of simple obstruction of the small bowel was found to be about six days, based on a study of 29 patients selected from approximately 1,000 clinical cases of verified or suspected intestinal obstruction. An additional experimental study confirmed the case-screening criteria.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, 173, Tokyo, Japan

    Jun-ichi Shikata M.D. & Yasunobu Matsuo M.D.

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Shikata, Ji., Matsuo, Y. On a therapeutic target point for the non-operative treatment of intestinal obstruction. Gastroenterol Jpn 12, 7–12 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02773996

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