“Whirl Sign” of Primary Small Bowel Volvulus
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Supervising Section Editor: Sean O. Henderson, MD Submission history: Submitted January 12, 2014; Revision received January 21, 2014; Accepted April 2, 2014 Electronically published May 12, 2014 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2014.4.20679 [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(4):359–360.] University of the Ryukyus, Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Okinawa, Japan Heart Life Hospital, Surgery Division, Okinawa, Japan Heart Life Hospital, Digestive Division, Okinawa, Japan University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Department of Endoscopy, Okinawa, Japan *
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دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014