Emphysematous cholecystitis: Sonographic findings

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-195

  Konno, K ^a   Ishida, H ^a   Naganuma, H ^a   Sato, M ^a   Komatsuda, T ^a   Sato, A ^a   Ishida, J ^b   Sakai, T ^c   Watanabe, S ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholecystitis (emphysematous); Gallbladder; Gas; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; EMPHYSEMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GAS; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036489440     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0054-3     Document Type: Article

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