Advanced abdominal imaging is not required to exclude strangulation if complete small bowel obstructions undergo prompt laparotomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 904-911

  Nauta, Russell J ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; X RAY FILM;

EID: 19744378857     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.12.027     Document Type: Article

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