Diagnosis of diverticulitis

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 338-345

  Vock, Peter ^a   Toia, Damien ^a   Stoupis, Christophoros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Contrast enema; Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis; Imaging; Radiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABSCESS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029831139     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172459     Document Type: Article

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