Obturator hernia: The usefulness of emergent computed tomography for early diagnosis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 883-886

  Terada, Ryusuke ^a   Ito, Shigehiko ^a   Kidogawa, Hideo ^a   Kashima, Kiyotaka ^a   Ooe, Hisakuni ^a  

^a Dept of Surg/Critical Care Med   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergent computed tomography; Emergent surgery; Howship Romberg; Ileus; Obturator hernia; Strangulated bowel

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; OBTURATOR HERNIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; STRANGULATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, OBTURATOR; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033198743     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00100-6     Document Type: Article

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