Amyloidosis presenting as a perforated giant colonic diverticulum

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 715-718

  Diaz Candamio M J ^a   Pombo, F ^a   Yebra, M T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Colon; Diverticular disease; Helical CT

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; COLECTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032601868     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050739     Document Type: Article

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