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Do Oral Contrast Agents Have a Role in Managing Intestinal Obstruction?
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Title Do Oral Contrast Agents Have a Role in Managing Intestinal Obstruction?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565968?src=rss
Description Commentary on a study on contrast agents and intestinal obstruction, published July 2007 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Medscape General Surgery
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Dec 23, 2007
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