Computed tomography demonstration of a fat-fluid level in tuberculous chylous ascites

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 542-543

  Prasad, Srinivasa ^a   Patankar, Tufail ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chyloperitoneurn; CT; Fat fluid level; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADULT; CHYLE; CHYLOUS ASCITES; FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032700311     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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