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A case of colonic gas explosion caused by electrocautery

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan

    Tohru Morioka

  2. Surgical Center, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Kumamoto, 860, Japan

    Michiaki Sadanaga & Tatsuhiko Kano

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Sadanaga, M., Kano, T. & Morioka, T. A case of colonic gas explosion caused by electrocautery. J Anesth 6, 117–119 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/s0054020060117

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