Abdominal compartment syndrome in children: CT findings

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 319-322

  Epelman, Monica ^a   Soudack, Michal ^a   Engel, Ahuva ^a   Halberthal, Michael ^a   Beck, Raphael ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Children; CT; Intra abdomina pressure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE WALL; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETHALITY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

ABDOMEN; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036938883     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0569-3     Document Type: Article

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