Omental infarction in children: Color Doppler sonography correlated with surgery and pathology findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 156-162

  Baldisserotto, Matteo ^a   Maffazzoni, Deise Regina ^a   Dora, Marcelo Dourado ^b  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b Hospital da Crianca Conceicão   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINE INFARCTION; MALE; OMENTUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION;

EID: 11144267256     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840156     Document Type: Article

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