Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: Radiologic manifestation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 786-791

  Nishie, Akihiro ^a   Yoshimitsu, Kengo ^a   Irie, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshitake, Tadamasa ^a   Aibe, Hitoshi ^a   Tajima, Tsuyoshi ^a   Shinozaki, Kenji ^a   Nakayama, Tomohiro ^a   Kakihara, Daisuke ^a   Matsuura, Takashi ^b   Takahashi, Makoto ^b   Kamochi, Noriyuki ^c   Onitsuka, Hideo ^c   Honda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMANOMACHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Tanushimaru Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsule; Enhancement; Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Perihepatitis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AFTER-TREATMENT; CAPSULE; ENHANCEMENT; FITZ-HUGH-CURTIS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HELICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERIHEPATITIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FITZ HUGH CURTIS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PERIHEPATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0042887205     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200309000-00017     Document Type: Review

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