Intrathoracic gossypiboma: Radiographic and CT findings

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 933, 2005, Pages 851-853

  Suwatanapongched, Thitiporn ^a   Boonkasem, S ^a   Sathianpitayakul, E ^a   Leelachaikul, P ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PLEURA CAVITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPUTUM; SURGICAL SPONGE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SURGICAL SPONGES; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24344505921     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/61657645     Document Type: Article

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