Perforation of the alimentary tract: Evaluation with computed tomography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-379

  Maniatis, V ^a   Chryssikopoulos, H ^b,c   Roussakis, A ^b   Kalamara, C ^a   Kavadias, S ^a   Papadopoulos, A ^a   Andreou, J ^b   Stringaris, K ^a  

^a CT Dept G Genimatas Gen Stt H   (Greece)

^b HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Kyanous Stavros Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alimentary tract; Computed tomography (CT); Perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; STOMACH PERFORATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033935951     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002610000022     Document Type: Article

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