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Outcomes of emergency colorectal surgery in elderly population

Nahar A. Alselaim, Roaa Alsuhaibani, Sultanah bin Gheshayan, Sara Albreakeit, Nada Alhassan and Rana Alharbi
Saudi Medical Journal July 2023, 44 (7) 661-666; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.7.20220916
Nahar A. Alselaim
From the Department of General Surgery (Alselaim, Alsuhaibani, bin Gheshayan, Albreakeit, Alhassan, Alharbi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, College of Medicine; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alselaim), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Roaa Alsuhaibani
From the Department of General Surgery (Alselaim, Alsuhaibani, bin Gheshayan, Albreakeit, Alhassan, Alharbi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, College of Medicine; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alselaim), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sultanah bin Gheshayan
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Sara Albreakeit
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Nada Alhassan
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Rana Alharbi
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