Pneumatosis intestinalis. Two case reports and a retrospective review of the literature from 1985 to 1995

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2272-2285

  Boerner, R Michael ^b   Fried, Daniel B ^b   Warshauer, David M ^b   Isaacs, Kim ^a  

^a Division of Digestive Diseases   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Pneumatosis intestinalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029806734     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02071412     Document Type: Article

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