Ultrasound examination of gastrointestinal tract diseases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-379

  Lim, Jae Hoon ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constriction, Pathologic; Inflammation; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Intestinal Obstruction; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; APPENDICITIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; REVIEW; STOMACH;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; AGED; APPENDICITIS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINES; MALE; STOMACH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034242698     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.4.371     Document Type: Review

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