An unusual form of pneumatosis intestinalis associated with appendicitis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue MAR., 1998, Pages 326-328

  Parra, A ^a,c   Acinas, O ^a   Bueno, J ^b   Madrazo, C ^a   Farinas, C ^b  

^a Radiology Department   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; APPENDICITIS; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032015888     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.843.9616245     Document Type: Article

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