Ultrasound of non traumatic acute abdomen: Extra-digestive causes;Ultraschalldiagnostik des nichttraumatischen akuten abdomens: Die ursachen außerhalb des gastro-intestinaltraktes

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 301-310

  Meuwly, Jean Yves ^a   Vial, Y ^a   Vuilleumier, H ^a   Schnyder, P ^a   Hewig, U ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abdomen, acute; Abdominal pain; Emergencies; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; REVIEW; SPLEEN INFARCTION; THORAX DISEASE; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0036802579     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35054     Document Type: Review

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