Acute Abdomen Due to Cecal Volvulus Associated With Chilaiditi Syndrome
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1Corporación Comfenalco-Universidad Libre, Servicio de Hospitalización Geriátrica Programa Siéntete Como en Casa, Cali, Colombia 2Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 4Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
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