Perforated appendix within a femoral hernia

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 906-907

  D'Ambrosio, Nicholas ^a   Katz, Douglas ^b   Hines, John ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; APPENDICITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645822743     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0080     Document Type: Article

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