Ultrasonography for interval assessment in the nonoperative management of hepatic trauma

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 841-846

  Chiu, William C ^a,c   Wong You Cheong, Jade J ^a   Rodriguez, Aurelio ^b   Shanmuganathan, K ^a   Mirvis, Stuart E ^a   Scalea, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; LIVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33644934186     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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