Color Doppler sonographic findings of inflamed and perforated Meckel diverticulum

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 843-848

  Baldisserotto, Matteo ^a,b  

^a Hospital da Crianca Conceicao   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Inflamed diverticulum; Meckel diverticulum; Perforated diverticulum

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

GREY SCALE SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 2942621855     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.6.843     Document Type: Article

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