Minimal pelvic fluid in asymptomatic children: The value of the sonographic finding

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-17

  Rathaus, Valeria ^a,b   Grunebaum, Michael ^c   Konen, Osnat ^a,b   Odsatchy, Alexandra ^a,b   Zissin, Rivka ^a,b   Shapiro, Myra ^a,b   Werner, Miriam ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic children; Minimal pelvic fluid; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

SONOGRAPHY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIC FLUID; PELVIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347294719     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.1.13     Document Type: Article

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