Abdominal necrotizing fasciitis due to perforated colon cancer.

J Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, Military Kaohsiung General Hospital, and Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Published: January 2006

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