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. 1968 Feb 3;1(5587):280–283. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5587.280

Treatment of Volvulus of Sigmoid Colon: a Review of 425 Cases*

J J Shepherd
PMCID: PMC1985017  PMID: 20791445

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