Ultrasound imaging in diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 346-351

  Neri, Sergio ^a,b   Signorelli, S S ^a   Mondati, E ^a   Pulvirenti, D ^a   Campanile, E ^a   Di Pino, L ^a   Scuderi, M ^a   Giustolisi, N ^a   Di Prima, P ^a   Mauceri, B ^a   Abate, G ^a   Cilio, D ^a   Misseri, M ^a   Scuderi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Aorto mesenteric angle; Superior mesenteric artery syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; DYSPEPSIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPOTONIC DUODENOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 20144388617     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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