Role of Computed Tomography in the diagnosis of bowel and mesenteric injury following blunt abdominal trauma. Experience of two emergency departments;Ruolo della Tomografia Computerizzata nella diagnosi di lesione peritoneo-intestinale da trauma addominale chiuso. Esperienza di due dipartimenti di emergenza

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-182

  Pinto, Antonio ^c   Magliocca, Mariangela ^b   Grassi, Roberto ^a   Scaglione, Mariano ^d   Romano, Luigia ^c   Angelelli, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Rilievo Naz A ^*

^d Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale v Monaldi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; CT Abdomen; CT Mesentery; Injuries; Injuries Mesentery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTESTINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEUM; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0035290261     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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