Omental torsion: Imaging techniques can prevent unnecessary surgical interventions;Torsión de epiplón: Las técnicas de imagen pueden evitar intervenciones innecesarias

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 493-496

  Perelló, J Miguel ^a   Aguayo Albasini, J L ^a   Soria Aledo, V ^a,b   Aguilar Jimenez J ^a   Flores Pastor, B ^a   Candel Arenas, M F ^a   Girela Baena, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFARCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OMENTUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TORSION;

EID: 0036821328     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5705(02)70298-7     Document Type: Article

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