High-resolution sonographic spectrum of diverticulosis, diverticulitis, and their complications

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Vijayaraghavan, S Boopathy ^a,b  

^a Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Diverticulosis; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; FLAMMABILITY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING;

COLONIC WALL THICKENING; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; SMALL-BOWEL OBSTRUCTION; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLOUTERINE FISTULA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCOLIC FISTULA; CYSTOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LOOSE FECES; MALE; MESOCOLON; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 30144437738     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.1.75     Document Type: Article

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