Amyand's hernia: A case report of prospective ct diagnosis in the emergency department

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-232

  Ash, Lorraine ^a   Hatem, Stephen ^a   Ramirez, Gaspar Alberto Motta ^a   Veniero, Joseph ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyand's hernia; Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Hernial appendicitis

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; AGED; AMYAND HERNIA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE RESECTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; APPENDICITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 21544473176     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-005-0411-6     Document Type: Article

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