Bowel obstruction following liver transplantation: Clinical and CT findings in 48 cases with emphasis on internal hernia

Radiology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 384-388

  Blachar, A ^a   Federle, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), contrast enhancement; Computed tomography (CT), helical; Hernia; Intestines, CT; Intestines, hernia; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE CANCER; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLVULUS;

EID: 0035145689     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.218.2.r01ja22384     Document Type: Article

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