Focal nodular hyperplasia presenting as acute abdomen

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-92

  Chang, Stephen K Y ^a,c   Chung, Y F A ^a   Thng, C H ^b   Loo, H W ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Diagnostic Radiology   (Spain)

^c ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Focal nodular hyperplasia; Liver; Liver tumour rupture; Tumour haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER LOBECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 13444288371     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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