Non-traumatic abdominal emergencies: Imaging of acute intestinal obstruction

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2151-2160

  Taourel, P ^a   Kessler, N ^a   Lesnik, A ^a   Blayac, P M ^a   Morcos, L ^a   Bruel, J M ^b  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Abdominal plain film; Bowel obstruction; Computed tomography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; BARIUM ENEMA; BEZOAR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENTERITIS; FOREIGN BODY; GALLSTONE; HERNIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTESTINE HEMATOMA; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036725308     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1529-5     Document Type: Review

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