Portal venous gas: An unusual finding in child abuse

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-107

  Wu, John W ^a   Chen, Michael Y M ^a   Auringer, Sam T ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033985843     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00174-2     Document Type: Note

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