Surgical Oncology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , July 2006

Small bowel obstruction caused by secondary tumors

  • Efraim Idelevich

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oncology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +97289441088; fax: +97289441622.
    • ,
  • Hanoch Kashtan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery B, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • ,
  • Eli Mavor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery A, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel
    • ,
  • Baruch Brenner

      Affiliations

    • Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel

,Accepted 8 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2006.05.004

Surgical Oncology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , July 2006

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