Pooling of contrast material on computed tomography mandates aggressive management of blunt hepatic injury

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-319

  Fang, Jen Feng ^a   Chen, Ray Jade ^a   Wong, Yon Cheong ^a   Lin, Being Chuan ^a   Hsu, Yu Bau ^a   Kao, Jung Liang ^a   Kao, Yi Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE PLUS SODIUM DIATRIZOATE;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER ANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031734202     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00196-2     Document Type: Article

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