Omental infarction in children: Imaging features with pathological correlation

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 328-332

  Lee, Wickly ^a   Ong, C L ^a   Chong, C C L ^a   Hwang, W S ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Computed tomography; Omental infarction; Ultrasonography; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFARCTION; MALE; OMENTUM; OMENTUM INFARCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; VASCULITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; OMENTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22244466786     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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