Sonographic detection of ingested foreign bodies in the inferior vena cava

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 108-110

  Rioux, M ^a   Lacourciere, L ^b   Langis, P ^a   Rouleau, M ^a  

^a Hop St François d'Assise ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Inferior vena cava; Toothpick; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031026428     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900152     Document Type: Article

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