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Management of volvulus of the colon

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  1. Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, New York

    Martin G. Wertkin M.D. & Arthur H. Aufses Jr. M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the New York Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, New York, March 10, 1977.

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Wertkin, M.G., Aufses, A.H. Management of volvulus of the colon. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 40–45 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586545

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