Epiploic appendagitis: Sonographic findings in 28 cases;Spontane nekrose einer appendix epiploica: Sonographische zeichen in 28 fällen

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Hollerweger, A ^a   Macheiner, P ^a   Hubner E ^a   Rettenbacher, T ^b   Gritzmann, N ^a  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b Radiologie II   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colon; Epiploic appendagitis; Epiploic appendices; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIPLOIC APPENDAGITIS; HUMAN; OMENTUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036694832     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34057     Document Type: Article

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