Segmental infarction of the omenturn secondary to torsion: Ultrasound and computed tomography diagnosis

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 212-215

  Stella, D L ^a   Schelleman, T G ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Infarction; Omentum; Torsion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFARCTION; OMENTUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH VOLVULUS; ACUTE ABDOMEN; INFARCTION; PERITONEAL DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; TORSION; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION;

EID: 0033625253     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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