Ultrasound findings in acute colonic diverticulitis;L'ecografia nella diverticolite acuta del colon: Aspetti semeiologici

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-414

  Mantovani, Giuseppe ^a   Volpe, Enzo ^b   Soardi, GianAlberto ^c   Merizzi, Rodolfo ^a   Laveneziana, Maria Stella ^a   Imperio, Stefano ^a   Rossetti, Gilberto ^a  

^a Ospedale San Biagio   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon, diverticulitis; Diverticulitis, US

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030254159     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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