Septic thrombophlebitis of the inferior mesenteric vein complicating sigmoid diverticulitis: CT findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1014-1016

  Molitch, Howard Ian ^a  

^a St Patrick's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0029763592     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.4.8819403     Document Type: Article

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