International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , September 2009

Successful Treatment of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction in an Elderly Patient

  • Tzu-Lin Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lee-Ching Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Han Chang, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70044-4

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70044-4

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 181-184 , September 2009

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