Segmental omental infarction in childhood: A typical case diagnosed by CT allowing successful conservative treatment

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-143

  Coulier, Bruno ^a  

^a Clinique St Luc Bouge   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Child; CT; Omentum; Segmental infarction; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEGMENTAL OMENTAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; OBESITY; OMENTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645738466     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-0025-x     Document Type: Article

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