Radiologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1095-1115

  Rubesin, Stephen E ^a,b   Levine, Marc S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BARIUM ENEMA; BLUNT TRAUMA; COLON CANCER; COLON FISTULA; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DIVERTICULITIS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STOMACH FISTULA;

EID: 0344980683     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-8389(03)00100-3     Document Type: Review

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