Prospective evaluation of transabdominal bowel sonography in the diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in Crohn's disease: Comparison with plain abdominal film and small bowel enteroclysis

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-157

  Kohn, Anna ^a,b   Cerro, Paola ^a   Milite, Giustina ^a   De Angelis, Emanuela ^a   Prantera, Cosimo ^a  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohri's disease; Enteroclysis; Obstruction; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEITIS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033175614     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-199908000-00001     Document Type: Article

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