Ultrasound scans done by surgeons for patients with acute abdominal pain: A prospective study

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 966-970

  Allemann, Florin ^a   Cassina, Paolo ^a   Röthlin, Markus ^a   Largiadèr, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdominal sonography; Acute abdominal pain; Acute appendicitis; Biliary tract disease; Digestive system diseases; Non specific abdominal pain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COLON CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032717430     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750008099     Document Type: Article

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