Role of upright chest radiography and ultrasonography in demonstrating free air of perforated peptic ulcers

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 40, 2001, Pages 1082-1084

  Chen, C H ^a   Yang, C C ^a   Yeh, Y H ^a  

^a NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Free air; Perforated peptic ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULCER PERFORATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034885171     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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