CT presentation of ruptured appendicitis in an adult with incomplete intestinal malrotation

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 210-212

  Lin, Chung Jung ^a   Tiu, Chui Mei ^a,b,c   Chou, Yi Hong ^a   Chen, Jen Dar ^a   Liang, Wen Yih ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Radiology ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Malrotation; Mucinous cystadenoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTADENOMA; DUODENUM; HUMAN; INTESTINE MALROTATION; JEJUNUM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; CYSTADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUODENUM; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642308854     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-003-0316-1     Document Type: Article

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