Purulent pericarditis presenting as acute abdomen in children: Abdominal imaging findings

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 691-693

  Donnelly, Lane F ^a   Kimball, Thomas R ^a   Barr, Lori L ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032869617     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(99)91094-2     Document Type: Article

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