Internal hernia: Computed tomography diagnosis and differentiation from adhesive small bowel obstruction

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Yen, Chao Hsuan ^a,b   Chen, Jen Dar ^a   Tiu, Chui Mei ^a   Chou, Yi Hong ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Yu, Chun ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adhesive small bowel obstruction; Computed tomography; Intestinal hernia; Intestinal ischemia; Intestinal strangulation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 13544267709     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70127-3     Document Type: Article

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