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. 2020 Sep;90(9):1540-1541.
doi: 10.1111/ans.15758. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Entrapment is an essential feature of sigmoid volvulus

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Entrapment is an essential feature of sigmoid volvulus

Martin Dahlberg et al. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Sep.
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