Sonographic findings in abdominal hereditary angioedema

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 537-540

  Sofia, Soccorsa ^a   Casali, Anna ^a   Bolondi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Hereditary angioedema; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLIC; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE WALL; PERITONEAL FLUID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MESENTERY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032734044     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199911/12)27:9<537::AID-JCU9>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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