Retroperitoneal edema: Sonographic mimic of retroperitoneal fluid collection

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-106

  Wachsberg, Ronald H ^a   Singh Panghaal, Sunita ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Peripheral edema; Retroperitoneal edema; Retroperitoneum; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031974782     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900296     Document Type: Article

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