Small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar formation within Meckel diverticulum: CT findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 390-392

  Frazzini, Vincent I ^a,b   English, Wayne J ^a   Bashist, Benjamin ^a   Moore, Eric ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diverticulum, Meckel; Gastrointestinal tract, neoplasms; Phytobezoar

Indexed keywords

BOWEL OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULUM, MECKEL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, NEOPLASM; IN-FIBER; PHYTOBEZOAR; SMALL BOWEL; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PHYTOBEZOAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; BEZOAR; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE;

BEZOARS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030138073     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199605000-00012     Document Type: Article

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