Computed tomography of acute small bowel obstruction: Pictorial essay

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Torreggiani, William C ^a,b   Harris, Alison C ^a   Lyburn, Iain D ^a   Al Nakshabandi, Nizar A ^a   Zwirewich, Charles V ^a   Brenner, Clare ^b   Keogh, Ciaran ^c  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOREIGN BODY; GALLSTONE ILEUS; HERNIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; VOLVULUS; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037868072     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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