Emphysematous cholecystitis: Diagnosis by ultrasonography and additional plain abdominal films and interventional management

Journal Belge de Radiologie

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 115-117

  Bertin, G ^a,b   Libon, E ^a   Gilbeau, J P ^a  

^a Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cholecystitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029978604     PISSN: 00217646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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