The infraconal compartment: A multidirectional pathway for spread of disease between the extraperitoneal abdomen and pelvis

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-228

  Beaulieu, Christopher F ^a   Mindelzun, R E ^a   Dolph, John ^b   Jeffrey, R Brooke ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Computed tomography; Infraconal compartment; Pelvis; Retroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CT-SCAN; GAS COLLECTIONS; INFRACONAL COMPARTMENT; PELVIS; RETROPERITONEUM; SPREAD OF DISEASE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM;

EID: 0030997150     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199703000-00011     Document Type: Article

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