Reduction in visceral slide is a good sign of underlying postoperative viscero-parietal adhesions in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 714-716

  Tan, H L ^a   Shankar, K R ^b   Ade Ajayi, N ^b   Guelfand, M ^b   Kiely, E M ^b   Drake, D P ^b   De Bruyn, R ^b   McHugh, K ^b   Smith, A J ^b   Morris, L ^b   Gent, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal wall adhesions; Laparoscopy; Ultrasonography; Visceral slide

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE LOOP; KIDNEY GRAFT; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISCERA;

EID: 0037997992     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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