Gastro-duodenal perforations: Conventional plain film, US and CT findings in 166 consecutive patients

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-36

  Grassi, Roberto ^a   Romano, Stefania ^b,c   Pinto, Antonio ^b   Romano, Luigia ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duodenal ulcer perforation; Gastric ulcer perforation; Gastrointestinal perforation, abdominal plain film, CT, sonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY; ULTRASONICS;

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; GASTRO-DUODENAL PERFORATIONS; ULCERATION;

RADIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECUBITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUODENUM; DUODENUM DISEASE; DUODENUM PERFORATION; DUODENUM ULCER; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE MOTILITY; PANCREAS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; STOMACH PERFORATION; STOMACH ULCER; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1842740217     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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